Virginia Episcopalian Magazine Winter 2013 Issue | Page 28
‘ eed My Sheep’
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Reflecting on stewardship, creation and sustainability
Martha Jones Burford
“ eed my sheep.” It’s that simple and that daunting. And Jesus
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doesn’t say “Feed some sheep,” does he? “Feed (all) my sheep.”
We are called to lives of joy rooted in
abundance. We are people of faith. So,
who does the feeding? Who controls
the water? Who gets fed? What is
abundance? Who has it? Who will
have abundance in 2050? Do we ask
these questions because it’s a casual
rumination? Do we ask (or not ask)
because it’s politically correct?
We ask because Jesus said “Feed
my sheep,” at least three times.
Pointedly.
How do we fulfill our call? How do
we live as an Easter people on God’s
Earth, using the planet’s resources wisely,
sustainably, humanely, while feeding all
of God’s sheep? Do we get to push away
any of these questions because they just
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