Every once in a while, a ewe will give birth to a lamb and reject it. These lambs are called “Bummer Lambs”. So many of us are bummer lambs, rejected and broken and crushed in spirit. Our hearts and our souls have been bruised by the rejection of those we once thought loved and cared for us. But Jesus, the Good Shepherd, came for you. Because you matter to God. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you have done or what kind of broken past you may have, you are dearly loved by the Good Shepherd, whose name is Jesus.