The Sheep with a Broken Leg…

“No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it." – Hebrews 12:11.

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An American traveling in Syria became acquainted with a shepherd. Each morning he noticed the shepherd taking food to a sheep that had a broken leg.

As he looked at the animal, he asked the shepherd, "How did the sheep break its leg? Did it meet with an accident, fall into a hole, or did some animal break its leg?"

"No," said the shepherd, "I broke this sheep's leg myself."

"You broke it yourself?" queried the surprised traveler.

"Yes, you see, this is a wayward sheep; it would not stay with the flock, but would lead the sheep astray. Then it would not let me near it so I had to break the sheep's leg so that it would allow me, day by day to feed it. In doing this it will get to know me as its shepherd, trust me as its guide, and keep with the flock."

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Sometimes, just sometimes, when we insist on going our own stubborn way and leading others astray, the Shepherd of the fold, may have to "break our leg" too for our own good and that of others.

Let’s pray to our Lord, to give us the good sense to not only know what the right thing is to do but the courage to do it, so that we won’t need to experience painful discipline.

“The Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son." Hebrews 12:6...

…because God loves us so much that he gave His one and only Son.........

Stay Blessed!