The Good Shepherd (Jesus) doesn’t…
… Leave me hungry,
… “Feed” himself at my expense,
… Leave me unprotected from predators and robbers,
… Leave me where I was driven to,
… Abandon me when I stray away,
… Let me stay “weak” or “sick”,
… Consider me just a business burden (as the hired shepherd).
(Ezekiel 34, John 10)