The Good Shepherd

Easter 4C | Psalm 23; John 10:1-10 St. James’ Episcopal Church, Edison, NJ “The Lord is my shepherd.  I shall not want.”  These are perhaps the most familiar words in all of Scripture. They are as old as King David, and even though very few of us have ever worked with flocks of actual sheep, we seem to have no problem understanding this Psalm. “I am the good shepherd,” Jesus proclaims in this passage from John’s Gospel, calling to himself the role and the imagery of David’s meditation. Today, the fourth Sunday of Easter, is traditionally known as Good Shepherd … Continue reading The Good Shepherd