O pastor e as ovelhas
Autor: Shirley Pacheco | Publicado: 2011-04-21T18:33:00-07:00

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Na Bíblia Sagrada, existe uma lição formidável na relação entre o pastor e suas ovelhas. É tão espiritual e profundo que o Senhor Jesus se chamou de Bom Pastor e a nós de ovelhas do seu rebanho. A história abaixo é um exemplo disso.Era uma vez, um visitante que percorreu a Síria e encontrou três pastores de ovelhas que davam água a seus rebanhos junto a um poço.As ovelhas estavam todas misturadas e um estranho poderia pensar que se tratava de um único rebanho.Daqui a pouco, um dos pastores se levantou e chamou: “ Mene-Ah! Mene-Ah”, que em árabe significa “vem comigo”.Imediatamente, umas trinta ovelhas se separaram do grupo e seguiram seu pastor morro acima. Também o segundo pastor, afastou-se um pouco e exclamou o seu “Mene-Ah!” e seguiu com o seu rebanho. Admirado, o viajante perguntou ao pastor que ainda tinha ficado: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Suas ovelhas me seguiram se eu as chamasse?- Por que você não experimenta? – Indagou ele.- E se eu usasse a sua capa e o seu cajado? Não acha que elas pensariam que eu sou você?Sem nada dizer, o pastor ofereceu ao homem sua capa e seu cajado, e ficou observando com um sorriso nos lábios como o estranho chamava seu “Mene-Ah” “Mene-Ah”As ovelhas não lhe deram qualquer atenção.O pastor, então explicou:- Elas não seguiriam a nenhum outro. Só a ovelha doente segue a um estranho.Essa lição de vida é profunda e fala muito a nossa alma. Que relação de amor existe entre o pastor e suas ovelhas? Foi por isso que Jesus nos ensinou, dizendo:“Em verdade, em verdade vos digo: o que não entra pela porta no aprisco das ovelhas, mas sobe por outra parte, esse é ladrão e salteador. Aquele , porém, que entra pela porta, esse é o pastor das ovelhas. Para este o porteiro abre, as ovelhas ouvem a sua voz, ele chama pelo nome as suas&nbsp; ovelhas e as conduz para fora. Depois de fazer sair todas as que lhe pertencem, vai adiante delas, e elas o seguem, porque lhe reconhecem a voz; mas de modo nenhum seguirão o estranho; antes, fugiram dele, porque não conhecem a voz dos estranhos... Eu sou o bom pastor, conheço as minhas ovelhas, e elas me conhecem a mim, assim como o Pai me conhece a mim, e eu conheço o Pai; e dou a minha vida pelas ovelhas.” (João 10.1-5;14,15)