Jesus, The Great Shepherd

Every year my preschool charges and I end the school year with a special communal prayer service. Each child is invited to bring his or her favorite catechesis work to the prayer corner and share something about it. This year a four year old of African-American descent brought a black sheep from the Good Shepherd material. He said that he liked that sheep "because he is black." I responded that the Good Shepherd loves all the different sheep in his flock. Smiling widely, eyes shining and head nodding the boy agreed saying "Yep, he is a Great Shepherd."

Amen.

Julie