We
were blessed with having a sampling of farm animals from Shepherd's Farm and we
were glad that Stephen Cousins was able to help us out. It helped draw
attention to the World of Gifts project of the PWRDF and our desire to make helping
others a major focus of our 250th Anniversary activities.
There’s
a parable that Jesus told about a lost sheep that was lived out for real last
week.
I
didn’t get to see if for myself but, after the worship (when most of us were
enjoying the potluck), as they were putting the animals back into the truck,
the sheep made a dash for it. I can only imagine the hilarious sight of Stephen
and Harley chasing a sheep in -14 degree weather. I can only imagine being the
innocent guy just out for a stroll on a Sunday when suddenly he sees a sheep
running towards him, being chased by two people. This heroic stranger managed
to corral the sheep long enough for Stephen and Harley to capture the sheep and
return it to the truck.
Imagine
that! A parable lived out in real life. When Jesus asked the crowd what farmer
would leave the 99 sheep to find the one lost sheep, they all knew the answer.
Every shepherd looks for that one lost sheep. Even in - 14 degree weather. How
much more does God love us? So much that God would send Jesus, risking his very
life so that we would know the Word of Love.
The
joy in the faces of Stephen and Harley was obvious. They found that lost sheep
and saved it from the busy Charlottetown streets.
The
Parable of the Lost Sheep is about what God will do to find us and bring us
home. And it is about our
search for God, for completion, for that one thing that makes us whole, that
makes us 100%.
It’s
a journey fraught with fears and doubts - and just when we think all is lost,
that it’s all coming to an end, here comes the wine steward with fresh wine,
with the best wine.
Wine
is often a symbol of life. The wedding feast doesn’t have to end, not while we
have Jesus who will bless us with an abundance of joy as we see our wholeness,
as we seek our holiness.
2 comments:
We were out walking our dog and saw the event. Both Heather and I were sure it was a goat. No fuzzy coat.
Whatever, a bizarre sight on Sunday morning!
Norm Finlayson
I didn't actually see what had happened, only what was reported to me. So, it might have been a goat.
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