Shepherds, comfort....


Soldiers, servicemen and women, tall, short, all races, siting,standing... Honored for their service, bravery, their sacrifice.....their lives....their families...

National Memorial  Day Concert in Washington, D.C.

How moving....how heart rending, how tearful, how uplifting.....taps...tears....

Our shepherd, Jesus, wept for his friend, the nation....He wants to shepherd each of us...
He wants to lift us up and carry us....he has compassion on everyone, desiring that none should perish...he holds us and these brave ones dear.

He has a shepherding job for each  of us to carry on...in integrity , in care, In sacrifice
..  .  We have the free will to carry on under His tutelage or not...

Isaiah 40:11
He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.

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Jeremiah 3:15
Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding.

Matthew 9:36
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

John 10:11
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

John 10:14
“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—

1 Peter 5:2
Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve;

Revelation 7:17
For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; ‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’ ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”


Genesis 48:15
Then he blessed Joseph and said, “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked faithfully, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,

Genesis 49:24
But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of

2 Samuel 5:2
In the past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the Lord said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’”

2 Chronicles 18:16
Then Micaiah answered, “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd, and the Lord said, ‘These people have no master. Let each one go home in peace.’”

Psalm 23:1
[ Psalm 23 ] [ A psalm of David. ] The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

Psalm 28:9
Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever.

Psalm 78:71
from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance.

Psalm 78:72
And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.

Micah 5:4
He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth.


Remember those who gave....shepherded....