The Shepherd Knows Your Name - 13th October

Bruce, your words deeply resonated today. I too was blessed to be mentored as a new Christian. Also by a Bruce I realise! Nearly 40 years ago he said that the most important thing is a personal relationship with Jesus. I’ve never really understood that but your message today helps

Thank you Bruce. The realization that the Good Shepherd knows the members of my family who don’t have a personal relationship with him – That he sees them and loves them and is calling them gently is very comforting. I will take that to my prayer today.

Dear Bruce,I have been in relationship with God all my life yet as a distant Father. I have known Him as Abba close and personal for at least 15 years yet when I heard those words this morning “He knows what has shaped me” it brought such comfort and relief to me. I am seeking His wisdom on how He wants me to respond in the situations and circumstances of my life. I am deeply involved at present especially in the lives of my youngest son, his partner and their dear little daughter. They are young and struggling in their… Read more »

Bruce my siblings communicate with me as if I am faulty, as if something is lacking or simple or a loaf short of a slice. One said I was tirying. One tries to control what I say by interfering as I speak so she can control what she hears. She does not like the way I express myself or my humour. One said I was intense. So I try not to bother them by my presence. It gets lonely especially since mum only died in 2023 Christmas. So listen ING to you and teaching us about the good Shepherd is… Read more »