See the Baby?

 

Several of these (apparently oblivious) sheep were moving toward us when this old ewe looked up with surprise and opened her eyes wide in wonder. She looked at us like, "And what in the world are YOU doing up here?" Apparently, we were the last things she expected to see as she made her way through the mountains with her baby in tow. 

I told her she should be happy we weren't Grizzlies and that a bit more caution seemed advisable. 

Yes, I talk to the animals.

 

Ezekiel 34:11-16  -  God, the Master, says: From now on, I myself am the shepherd. I’m going looking for them. As shepherds go after their flocks when they get scattered, I’m going after my sheep. I’ll rescue them from all the places they’ve been scattered to in the storms. I’ll bring them back from foreign peoples, gather them from foreign countries, and bring them back to their home country. I’ll feed them on the mountains of Israel, along the streams, among their own people. I’ll lead them into lush pasture so they can roam the mountain pastures of Israel, graze at leisure, feed in the rich pastures on the mountains of Israel. And I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep. I myself will make sure they get plenty of rest. I’ll go after the lost, I’ll collect the strays, I’ll doctor the injured, I’ll build up the weak ones and oversee the strong ones so they’re not exploited.