Showing posts with label The Shepherd’s Call. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Shepherd’s Call. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

The Shepherd’s Call

In pastures green, where shadows fall, 
A Shepherd tends His flock with care. 
His voice, a gentle, guiding call, 
Leads weary souls from dark despair.

He knows each sheep, their hearts laid bare, 
Their wounds, their fears, their silent plea. 
With love, He binds what’s torn and frayed, 
And lifts them up, sets captives free.

No selfish gain, no hidden greed, 
This Shepherd’s heart beats selflessness. 
He lays His life down for His sheep, 
A sacrifice that brings forth blessedness.

Leaders, take heed, examine well, 
Your motives, goals, and hidden aims. 
Are you a shepherd, true and just, 
Or driven by ambition’s flames?

For Godly leadership seeks to serve, 
To feed the hungry, heal the soul. 
With sacrificial care, we thrive, 
And find our purpose, reach our goal.

So let us lead with hearts ablaze, 
With empathy and love unfurled. 
Remember, God’s heart beats for His own, 
The Shepherd seeks, redeems the world.
Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart find favor before you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. - Psalm 19:15

Prayer

What lies within this fragile heart that beats and bleeds and breaks apart. What secrets does it hold inside that I have tried so hard to hide. What dreams and hopes and fears and doubts that fill my mind and make me shout. What passions and desires and joys and pains that stir my soul and course my veins. What words and thoughts and feelings and deeds that shape my life and guide my needs. What truths and lies and rights and wrongs that form my voice and sing my songs. What is this heart that you can see that only you can set me free. What is this heart that I conceal that only you can make me reveal.