Knowing and known

Friday May 8th, John 10: 14 "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. As we are known and loved by Jesus, so we are called to get to know and to be loving towards others. Caring is more than just saying “I’ll pray for you.” There are times that ones prayer list is not much different from ones shit list. It is in praying and knowing well enough to know what to pray for even before the conversation that is the mark of a loving, caring shepherd. That kind of knowing presupposes relationship, and relationships take work, caring, and love.