2025年1月9日 · Given the precarious 'hands-tied' movement with the load, it is physically torturing for a shepherd to carry a mature sheep on his shoulder for a considerably long distance, especially in hilly areas. But the specific mention by Jesus …

In a sad plight and condition: so Christ finds his sheep in a most desolate one, in a pit, in the mire and clay of nature; in the paw of the roaring lion, Satan; helpless, hopeless, wretched, miserable, and naked; and not only starving, famishing, and dying, but even dead in trespasses and sins: and finding them with respect to redemption ...

This joy is not just a personal satisfaction but a reflection of heavenly celebration, as seen in Luke 15:7, where there is more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons. The act of putting the sheep on his shoulders is a gesture of care and protection, symbolizing the shepherd's willingness to bear the ...

If you speak angrily to a sheep, and throw it upon your shoulder with indignation, that is one thing; but if you have not a word to say, except it be, “Poor thing, I am glad I have found you,” and you cast it on your shoulders rejoicing, why, sheep as it is, it knows the difference.

2021年12月7日 · “God never tires of forgiving us… Time and time again he bears us on his shoulders. No one can strip us of the dignity bestowed upon us by this boundless and unfailing love” (Evangelii Gaudium, 3). We are borne on the Shepherd’s shoulders. That is the Good News. Contact the author.

2024年3月1日 · We are the lost sheep. He is our rescuing shepherd. Whether we are bleating in sorrow or bleeding to death, Jesus loves us enough to stoop down, lift us up, and carry us sturdily on his shoulders from this valley of tears to the heights and happiness of everlasting life.

2014年6月27日 · Each morning he noticed the shepherd taking food to a sheep that had a broken leg. As he looked at the animal, he asked the shepherd, “How did the sheep break its leg? Did it meet with an accident, fall into a hole, or did some animal break its leg?” “No,” said the shepherd, “I broke this sheep’s leg myself.”

2011年6月23日 · When I reflect upon Jesus' story of the shepherd who seeks the lost sheep, I am struck by his description of what the shepherd does when he finds his sheep: "When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices" (15:5). You see, this image stirs up poignant memories from my childhood.

Jesus Carries the Lost Sheep Home on His Shoulders. Luke 15: 1 - 10. What a wonderful God! When we are lost, he isn't content until he finds us and carries us home on his shoulders. 1. Why were the scribes and Pharisees angry at Jesus? [They were angry at Jesus because he would eat with anyone, even tax collectors and sinners.]

2024年3月24日 · How you can use the line of sight to manipulate your sheep into going a certain direction, how you get a sheep to sit on its rump, and that it makes them docile and easy to shear or tend to their hooves.