More than a day job
Thursday April 30th, John 10: 12 The hired hand is not the
shepherd who owns 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. 13 The
man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. The hired hand, who is in it only
for the money, turns and runs when the going gets tough, and leaves the sheep
at the mercy of the wolves. It is all too common a sight. Pension funds being
raided or underpaid, CEO’s with multi-million bonuses while the corporations
they lead getting bailed out by the working poor. Corporations moving offices off shore to
avoid taxes and regulations, while holding contracts paid by the taxes of you
and me. We see union busting and blaming
while corporate downsizing provides the cash flow to keep the bonuses and stock
prices going. All is done in the name of
making a buck. All is done at the expense of the sheep. With the push of the tea party the sheep are
even cheering on the slaughter of other sheep. Jesus calls us to a different image, one where
there is a loving concern for all the sheep, a desire for what is best for the
many, not just profitable for the few. Being a child of God is more than just a
day job, it’s a committed life. The commitment is to the Creator, the Creature,
and the Creation, not the self. It all
goes back to the garden and that tree of knowledge thing. It is not about us “singular,” it is about us
as the whole family of God.
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