I am the good shepherd. -- John 10:11 (NRSV)

These words of Jesus bring us into contact once again with the great I AM. Who is this good shepherd? The one who made heaven and earth, the one from whom we came and the one to whom we go.

The Great I AM

The situation seemed out of control. The woman was dying of cancer. She had nowhere else to turn. She had tried all the chemotherapy which had been prescribed. She had even traveled to Mexico for a new treatment that a friend had experienced. Nothing worked. She was told to prepare for death. Nothing more could be done. The Lutheran chaplain in the hospital worked with the hospice team to make the woman as comfortable as possible. In ministering to her, he discovered that she had been a Lutheran many years ago. When he asked her about it, sh…