4.Intrapersonal Reflection: The Self with Others: The grey haired person who encountered me sounded suspicious and appeared wanting to know more about me than I would have wanted him to know. He also reflected an abrupt style of conversation and not wanted to share about himself. It appeared as if he was hiding something from me. On another note, the responses from the two security guards made me ponder why this grey haired person gave money to them, or other people? Was he trying to bribe them by gaining his faithful reputation? According to my perception, though he had behaved in that unblemished way for years, revealing he had a mental disorder condition, why was his family or anyone from his acquaintance not concerned about his being in
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My imagination is based on Psalm 23: 2 that states “He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters.” The sheep were scattered grazing in the fields while the shepherd felt there was a wolf in sheep’s clothing and spotted him wandering close to the fields, posing himself as one of the sheep. I as the shepherd was mindful that not only would I keep any eye on the safety of my flock, but that the wolf did not attack the shepherd before attacking the sheep. The other concern was to know that my presumption of suspicion was right and based on some valid proof. Though the conversation about this wolf appeared satisfactory, I was not quite quenched with my thirst of quest about the …show more content…
At the same time, the grace of God surrounds the shepherd and the sheep so that there is no loss of lives. On another note, God grants wisdom and discernment to the shepherd so that he or she can reach out to the wolf and combat against the challenges. According to the scenario, I wanted to capture the suspected wolf before it encroached upon the innocent sheep. I was reminded of the words said by David to King Saul “Your servant used to keep sheep for his father; and whenever a lion or a bear came, and took a lamb from the flock. I went after it and struck it down, rescuing the lamb from its mouth; and if it turned against me, I would catch it by the jaw, strike it down, and kill it. (1 Samuel 17:34) I was trying my best to keep a keen eye on the wolf and the sheep and, learning if my assumptions were based on valid knowledge. Besides this, though my conversation with the security guards was not much helpful, I as a shepherd was on guard to protect my sheep.
III. One of the major themes for me, as mentioned in this year’s Learning and Serving Covenant, is based on interacting with all sorts of people and, not being judgmental about them. Though it is true that I interacted with this grey haired man and had an assumption and built my conviction about his identity, I was using my wisdom and discernment to decide what is good for the moment and for the betterment of
My imagination is based on Psalm 23: 2 that states “He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters.” The sheep were scattered grazing in the fields while the shepherd felt there was a wolf in sheep’s clothing and spotted him wandering close to the fields, posing himself as one of the sheep. I as the shepherd was mindful that not only would I keep any eye on the safety of my flock, but that the wolf did not attack the shepherd before attacking the sheep. The other concern was to know that my presumption of suspicion was right and based on some valid proof. Though the conversation about this wolf appeared satisfactory, I was not quite quenched with my thirst of quest about the …show more content…
At the same time, the grace of God surrounds the shepherd and the sheep so that there is no loss of lives. On another note, God grants wisdom and discernment to the shepherd so that he or she can reach out to the wolf and combat against the challenges. According to the scenario, I wanted to capture the suspected wolf before it encroached upon the innocent sheep. I was reminded of the words said by David to King Saul “Your servant used to keep sheep for his father; and whenever a lion or a bear came, and took a lamb from the flock. I went after it and struck it down, rescuing the lamb from its mouth; and if it turned against me, I would catch it by the jaw, strike it down, and kill it. (1 Samuel 17:34) I was trying my best to keep a keen eye on the wolf and the sheep and, learning if my assumptions were based on valid knowledge. Besides this, though my conversation with the security guards was not much helpful, I as a shepherd was on guard to protect my sheep.
III. One of the major themes for me, as mentioned in this year’s Learning and Serving Covenant, is based on interacting with all sorts of people and, not being judgmental about them. Though it is true that I interacted with this grey haired man and had an assumption and built my conviction about his identity, I was using my wisdom and discernment to decide what is good for the moment and for the betterment of