Editorial May 28, 2001 Issue

Is there a Shepherd for the 21st century?

Heloisa Rivas

It is important to keep very still and to acknowledge God's presence.

A comforting figure of rural life in the past, as well as the present, is the shepherd. In the Bible, the shepherd has often represented God's love for His creation. And Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of this magazine, also alluded to the Shepherd as an example of God's tender care. She once explained that "this Shepherd of Love leaves the beaten path, searches the wood and marsh, pushes aside the brambles, and seeks until the lost is found; then He places it within His bosom and returns to heal and restore" (Irving C. Tomlinson, Twelve Years with Mary Baker Eddy, Amplified Edition, p. 103).

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