The Bummer Lamb

Bummer lambs are lambs that have been rejected by their mothers. Maybe the mother ewe died or had twins. Maybe they are just old and don't want to raise another lamb. Once they reject a lamb they never change their mind.  These are called bummer lambs and the shepherd will take them into his home and bottle feed them. He will hold them close to him and keep them warm. When they are old enough he will put them back in with the flock. When the shepherd calls for his sheep in the morning, the bummer lambs are the first to run to him. It's not that the shepherd loves them more, its because the bummer lambs know better than the others that the shepherd loves them. In this life, I have met many children that could be called bummer lambs. Rejected in many ways by the parents that were to love us unconditionally. We live in a dysfunctional world, and if you look around you, you will find bummer lambs. Children that have felt rejection in some way. Maybe it wasn't even intentional, but none the less, they felt rejected. God has always said suffer the little ones to come unto me. He sought out the rejects of society. I often think of the woman at the well in Samaria, married five times. She had been rejected many times. But Jesus sought her and brought her into his kingdom that day at the well. So many of us in this world didn't have that parent that believed in us and said you can do it. They didn't invest their lives in us. They were just living day to day like most of us. Not realizing the impact we could have had. Jesus is the good shepherd that takes care of the bummer lambs. In our country, today 1/3 of all families are single-parent families.  Often these single parents are overworked just caring for the physical needs of their children. So many did not have that parent that believed in them, you can do anything you want to do. We faced rejection, in this sinful world.   Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. Psalm 68:5   Jesus is the good shepherd and he cares for the orphans and orphan in spirit. Many years ago after my first divorce, I saw first-hand how divorce affected my children. I also took note of how many fatherless or even motherless children there were around me. At church, in my neighborhood, all around me, if I looked I found fatherless children.  These are the bummer lambs in our generation and God loves them. God bless, LVZ.