Us with God

An almanac for the soul, written by a loud sheep

“You were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.”1 Pet 2:25

In the almanac this weekOrdinary Time

Nothing special is happening. That’s where he likes to walk with you.

Coming up: All Saints, Sunday, November 1

Three ways in

Start wherever you are. Every page ends at the same place.

By the seasonThe church year and the calendar By the terrainWork, grief, joy, money, waiting, and more By the questionWhich way am I walking?

Before anything else

This almanac isn’t the guide. It was written by a sheep who wanders like everyone else and has learned to recognize one voice. Start by meeting the Shepherd, then read a word from the loud sheep who wrote this.

Five ways to walk

Four tired ways sheep relate to their Shepherd, and one way home.

Under GodSheep that hide from the ShepherdFear and rules. Obey so God won’t punish, and maybe he’ll bless.Over GodSheep that know the wayPrinciples and technique. Life works if I apply the right principles; God is optional.From GodSheep that follow the grassConsumer faith. God is the provider of what I want.For GodSheep trying to be the sheepdogMission and usefulness. My life matters by what I accomplish for God.With GodSheep that know his voiceCommunion. God himself is the goal. Bring everything to him and walk together.

The field guide

Terrain by the lines of Psalm 23, then weather and crossings.

Weather

Crossings

The seasons

The church year

The civil year

Any season

Tools for the trail

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