To be open to following Jesus as shepherd is
to accept to be a sheep covered with his dust…
First-century Jews had a blessing said over students of a rabbi – May you always be covered by the dust of your rabbi. A rabbi would come into town, and closely following behind would be his group of students, doing their best to keep up with the rabbi as he went about teaching them from one place to another. By the end of the day, after walking in the dirt directly behind the rabbi, the students would have the dust from his feet caked all over them.
May you always be covered by the dust of your rabbi. May you find the dust of your rabbi in moments of quiet reflection. May you find the dust of your rabbi settling on your life as you spend time serving those who have less, and may the dust of your rabbi infiltrate your life as you seek to run after Him. May the dust of your rabbi surround you and your life, so that the same dust left on you will begin to cover the world around you.
--Rick Court, Dusty Disciples
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