show that love by feeding and tending his sheep (John 21:15–17). Though Peter was disturbed by this repeated question, evidently he got the point, for in 1 Pet 5:1–2 he instructs those who would be elders in the church to “shepherd the flock of God among you.” One can hear in these words of instruction about God’s flock the voice of Jesus telling Peter to feed his lambs. God is also portrayed as an artist. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the earth shows forth his handiwork, says the psalmist