So Much More: Scripture Meditation (Lectio Divina) - I Am the Good Shepherd | Midweek Prayer (John 10:11–15)

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3:11It is John 10 verses 11 through 15 in the new international version. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep and my sheep know me. Just as the father knows me and I know the father and I lay down my life for the sheep.

4:22Let's pray together. Lord, thank you that you are our good shepherd. In this quiet space, name before God and thank him for all the ways he is a good shepherd to you. Lord, we thank you that as our good shepherd, you say you will never abandon us or run away from us. Thank you that you always stay. You never leave and you never forsake us.

5:25Thank you that you have laid down your life for us. Lord, these verses say that you know us and that we know you. In this quiet space now, we ask help us know you more so that we can follow you more closely. And Lord, this passage also recognizes that we do have a very real enemy. The passage names this as the wolf and it attacks the flock to scatter it.

6:30So Lord, in this moment, we pray against anyone or anything that intends to attack us or your people. Lord, thank you again that you are the good shepherd, that you are God, and that you lay down your life for us. As we move through this day and this Latin season, help us remember who you are and what you have done for us.

7:34And may we love you and serve you even more. We ask this in the name of Jesus, our good shepherd, amen. I will see you next week for our next meditation.