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How many voices have promised to lead you to safety, only to disappear when the wolves showed up? We've all known hired hands who were there for the paycheck but gone at the first sign of danger, leaving us exposed and afraid in our darkest moments. Ash Wednesday reminds us we're dust, fragile and easily scattered—but it also introduces us to the one Shepherd who doesn't just risk his life for the sheep, he willingly lays it down. The cross is where we discover that Jesus doesn't lead from a safe distance; he enters our desperation, calls us by name, and proves his love by dying the death we deserve.

The Shepherd Who Dies (Lent)

John 10:1-18
February 18, 2026
How many voices have promised to lead you to safety, only to disappear when the wolves showed up? We've all known hired hands who were there for the paycheck but gone at the first sign of danger, leaving us exposed and afraid in our darkest moments. Ash Wednesday reminds us we're dust, fragile and easily scattered—but it also introduces us to the one Shepherd who doesn't just risk his life for the sheep, he willingly lays it down. The cross is where we discover that Jesus doesn't lead from a safe distance; he enters our desperation, calls us by name, and proves his love by dying the death we deserve.
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