Today's RST is taken from Jerry Thomas' "The Messiah"--a modern adaptation/retelling of Ellen White's "The Desire Of Ages," a moving book on the life of Christ (thanks Papia for sending this my way).
Jesus--the Divine Shepherd--knows His flock even though they're scattered throughout the world. Jesus knows us each as individuals: "I have called you by name, you are mine." He knows where we live and the things we face each day...Jesus knows each of us as well as He would if we were the only ones for whom He came to die. He knows our needs and our pain. He cares for each of us as if there were not another person on the planet.
Our untiring Good Shepherd has not left us alone to struggle...Though we cannot see Him, by faith we can hear Him saying, "Don't be afraid, I am with you. I have shared your sorrow, your struggles, your temptations. I have cried tears like yours -- I know the pain that is too deep to share with anyone else. You are not alone."
Reminds me of the passage that says, "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God." 2 Corinthians 1:3,4. Kind of cool to think that--as is also implied in The Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:7-15)--just as we've been comforted, so we're to share comfort and acceptance with others.
You've been prayed for today...
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