Jesus said, “I am the Good Shepherd.” John 10:11
For the past thirty four years there has been a ten inch by twelve inch framed pencil drawing by artist Kathrine Brown hanging in our living room of Christ holding a lamb. Over the years I’ve looked at this drawing in passing. Like many so many times in life sometimes we look but we don’t really see. You been there. You’ve looked at something for years and then one day you really look at it and the message comes through loud and clear. Just a few nights ago I glanced over at this drawing and for the first time really saw the drawing. I noticed the small pencil lines that formed a scar on Jesus wrist. The lambs face may have dominated this pencil sketch, but now, tonight, the scar that Christ bore to rescue us shone through above all else. A scar that says,