“Follow me; feed my sheep,”
spoke the Master to the Rock
preparing him for
leadership, the church
a sheep made a shepherd, the
seed planted
to germinate within him
until the seed began to bear
fruit
After the flames ignited his
fire
gave him voice that
Pentecost
after the cloistering, the
separation
of the apostles, the first
on the way
hidden, timid, waiting for
that day
These were Christ’s words,
affirming in threes,
that it was his
responsibility, three times
just as was his denial, that
night after the garden
when the twelve followers
ran
fell away from the Master
These were the words,
spoken in reconciliation,
painful,
the admonition and response,
Christ speaking to Peter:
“Follow me; feed my sheep.”
“Yes Lord, I will.”
Edited September 7, 2013
“Feed My Sheep – v4”
Edited September 6, 2013
“Feed My Sheep – v3”
Edited September 6, 2013
“Feed My Sheep – v2”
October 28, 2007 7:18pm
“Feed My Sheep”
John 21:1-22 & Acts 2:1-11
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