Fwd: thought

"The Lord is my Shepherd…(Ps.)….I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd puts the sheep before himself, sacrifices himself if necessary…" (John) --- our ego does not take to the idea of being a "dumb" sheep. We like the idea of being independent, self-sufficient, tough it out, don't need any help. Well, that is a thing of fantasy. While we are being independent, "sowing our wild oats" Someone has to be looking out for us; otherwise we might "jump off the cliff" to stupidly show how brave we are…..God comes to us in the Advent/Christmas rituals to remind us that He cares, and is always present and