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The self-sacrifice of the Good Shepherd
Prayer
Contemporary Lectionary Prayers
Cycle B
Gospel Note:
The focus of this passage is not the image of "sheep," which
seems more than a little demeaning, but that of the shepherd, who
(1) is deeply committed to his charges and (2) is willing to
sacrifice himself for them. The polemical edge to this passage
comes in the last verse, which asserts that Christ's death was
voluntary, not coerced.
Liturgical Color:
White
Suggested Hymns:
Praise The Lord, Rise Up Rejoicing
I Know That My Redeemer Lives
The Lord's My Shepherd
The focus of this passage is not the image of "sheep," which
seems more than a little demeaning, but that of the shepherd, who
(1) is deeply committed to his charges and (2) is willing to
sacrifice himself for them. The polemical edge to this passage
comes in the last verse, which asserts that Christ's death was
voluntary, not coerced.
Liturgical Color:
White
Suggested Hymns:
Praise The Lord, Rise Up Rejoicing
I Know That My Redeemer Lives
The Lord's My Shepherd
