Good shepherd Jesus

haiku for sheep

Good shepherd Jesus

looks with love upon his sheep,

gives himself for them.

No paid employee;

his commitment to his flock

is deep and caring.

He won’t run away

when things get tough and scary,

like when the wolves come.

A fine metaphor,

this shepherd-sheep partnership.

Jesus and his friends.

I know my own well,

and they know me; listening

to the things I say.

Lots of diff’rent sheep

in lots of diff’rent places:

all belong to me.

There will be one flock,

there will be one shepherd, too.

God’s love will shape us.

I lay down my life

for my sheep, then take it up,

to share risen life.

© Ken Rookes 2018