Milk & Honey– Trish McCarthy–The Good Shepherd (imagine the shepherd & sheep fold of Jesus’ time, strong & secure with familiarity, trust & tenderness between shepherd & flock protecting against violent intrusion & attack. Similarly for us, influences that seek to lead us away from God’s shepherding love often come quite violently. Urgency, impatience & confusion are a few signs of this intrusion. God’s voice of love, marked by peace& gentleness is one we can trust)