Sermon for Pusey House: The Good Shepherd
The Lections (from the Authorised Version) Ezekiel 34.11-16a 1 Peter 2.19-25 John 10.11-16 The Third Sunday after Easter, 23 April 2023 1 Peter 2:25 The shepherd and bishop of your souls Audio here The reason we find it difficult to understand the Bible is dry stone walls. Dry stone walls create enclosed pastures. Despite the enormous work that has gone into building them, dry stone walls are a labour-saving device. Once built, you can release your sheep into the area bounded by the wall, and then let them get on with it. The Shepherd can zoom around on his quad bike visiting and dealing with the issues that the sheep may have, but he does not actually have to stay with them. The biblical Shepherd on the other hand pastured his sheep in the vast areas of the Palestinian wilderness. With relatively small amounts of grass creating fields was a nonstarter. The Shepherd must lead the flock, gathering them in when they stray and taking them from pasture to pasture. ‘The Lord is my Sh