Emphasis Preaching Journal
The Lamb Of God
Commentary
George MacDonald helps us understand the heart-tug of grace in his children’s tale known as “Papa’s Story.” The children beg their father, one cold winter’s night, to weave again around them the spell of storytelling as they sit by the fire.
Papa agrees, and tells of a shepherd who brings his flock home late on a stormy night. One lamb is missing, however. So, after supper the shepherd calls for Jumper the dog, and the two of them brace for the cold and wind and rain. Out in the hills they roam, calling for the wee lamb.
Papa agrees, and tells of a shepherd who brings his flock home late on a stormy night. One lamb is missing, however. So, after supper the shepherd calls for Jumper the dog, and the two of them brace for the cold and wind and rain. Out in the hills they roam, calling for the wee lamb.