Like a Shepherd

It would seem like sheep
would be stubborn creatures
though never having farmed
I don't know that stuff,
may have confused their nature
with goats or maybe ducks
or pigs or such. Still,
they have a will of their own.
But they have a shepherd
and I would guess they're content
more often under the herdsman's hand
than if they had to contend with wolves,
with finding food, with meeting their needs.
We are, too. Our shepherd
is a Power greater than we,
and when we decide each day
not to wander out on our own,
not to fend for ourselves,
not to waive protection and guidance...
when we surrender to the shepherd's care
we can bleat gratitude as we go about
our day's activities.