This week I attended a study where we discussed Psalm 23, thinking on the calming nature of God's presence as our shepherd. To call ourselves sheep means to take a pretty humble stance before Him: are we stinky, sometimes unintelligent, stubborn, needy, and helpless without a leader to guide and protect us? And yet, God loves us, pursues us with His mercy and goodness all of our days, never letting us stray too far from His fold, never leaving our side through the heavy shadows of life, but walking alongside us all the way. W orship the God who calls Himself our shepherd What a gift; what wonder that You, the King of the Universe, would choose to lay down your life for a simple-minded sheep like me, oh Lord. That You want a personal relationship with me and made a way so that I could know You. I worship You today as my tender, caring shepherd, who is also fierce and protective. John 10:14-15 “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know ...
When I accepted a position as a principal 9 years ago, I became the person who knew and carried around the hurts, anxieties, trauma, losses, and difficulties of all those children and adults. The only way I knew to deal with all of that heavy burden was to lay it at Jesus' feet. I came morning after morning and petitioned God to care for each of these precious people with greater compassion and mercy than even I could imagine. So, that's how I became a praying principal.