Why the biblical emphasis on sheep and shepherds? It's got more to do with the biblical writers living in an agrarian society. Sheep are natural flockers and subject to predators. Sheep therefore need a shepherd. But what kind of shepherd? See what Fr. Bowser has to say about it all and see what you think. Lectionary texts for today are 2 Samuel 7.1-14a; Psalm 89.20-37; Ephesians 2.11-22; Mark 6.30-34, 53-56.