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by rortiz
Wed May 01, 2013 10:26 am
Forum: Day 27: My Sleepless Shepherd
Topic: My Sleepless Shepherd
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My Sleepless Shepherd

With the author of Psalm 121 I can say: “My help comes from the LORD … he will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore … He who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.� I know I am safe, because my Chief Shepherd is standing t...
by rortiz
Wed May 01, 2013 10:24 am
Forum: Day 13: The Staff
Topic: The Staff
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The Staff

This chapter was especially meaningful to me. The staff becomes like extension of the shepherd’s arms. The staff is a basic shepherd’s tool that facilitates the shepherd task and accomplishment of the mission. Without the staff, the shepherd’s effectiveness is greatly reduced, and many tasks w...
by rortiz
Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:27 pm
Forum: Day 2: PROVISION
Topic: Provision.
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Provision.

The picture of the shepherd enjoying a moment of intimacy with his sheep, it is worth ten thousand words, but the meaning of the picture speaks volumes. The picture reminds me that my divine Shepherd, is not an aloof, cold, uninterested and detached bureaucrat, a CEO of his shepherding business. My ...
by rortiz
Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:23 pm
Forum: Day 1: The Wilderness
Topic: The Wilderness experience
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The Wilderness experience

This chapter brought me back very vivid memories of my time serving as a Navy Chaplain, deployed with the Marines, in Kuwait and Iraq. Summer days in Kuwait were horribly hot and windy, stormy and sandblasting, frequently around 130 degrees Fahrenheit, and very cold nights. During the frequent sands...

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