Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

shepherd. But the shepherd follows the sheep and
lambs that have caused him the greatest anxiety
and have engrossed his sympathies most deeply.
He leaves the rest of the sheep, and his whole
energies are taxed to find the one that is lost.
And then the picture--praise God!--the
shepherd returns with the sheep, carrying it in his
arms, and rejoicing at every step. “Rejoice with
me,” he says, “for I have found my sheep which
was lost.” (Luke 15:6) I am so thankful that we
have the picture of the sheep found. There is no
picture presented before our imagination of a
sorrowful shepherd returning without the sheep.
This is the lesson that the undershepherds are to
learn--success in bringing the sheep and lambs
back to the fold.
The wisdom of God, His power, and His love
are without parallel. They are the divine guarantee
that not one, even, of the straying sheep and lambs
is overlooked, not one left unsuccored. A golden
chain--the mercy and compassion of divine power-
-is passed around every one of these imperiled
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