one followed his example. The men had to put the sheep back on their feet, but the animals still wouldn’t walk, so the farmer put them back in their pen. As he stood staring at them, the man said quietly, “Pastor, now you know why the Bible calls God’s people sheep.” When Jesus looked at the crowds, he was moved with compassion because he saw them “as sheep not having a shepherd” (Matt. 9:36). They want their own way, not God’s way; yet they desperately need spiritual leaders to guide them. The people