Pope Francis often told bishops and priests that they should be "shepherds with the smell of their sheep, in the midst of their people like Jesus, the Good Shepherd...
The rite of Christian burial will be celebrated for Francis this morning at St. Peter's in Rome. Our prayer here is a simple one:
Good Shepherd of us all,
gently shepherd, Francis, our shepherd
into your fold eternal...
He comes with our smell,
the smell of his sheep, your people
whom he loved with all of his heart...
Shepherd him, Lord,
beyond all fears, beyond all pain,
from death into life
for ever...
Amen.
Shepherd Me, O God by Marty Haugen
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Shepherd me, O God, beyond my wants,
beyond my fears, from death into life.
God is my shepherd, so nothing shall I want,
I rest in the meadows of faithfulness and love,
I walk by the quiet waters of peace.
Gently you raise me and heal my weary soul,
you lead me by pathways of righteousness and truth,
my spirit shall sing the music of your name.
Though I should wander the valley of death,
I fear no evil, for you are at my side,
your rod and your staff, my comfort and my hope.
You have set me a banquet of love
in the face of hatred,
crowning me with love beyond my power to hold.
Surely your kindness and mercy
follow me all the days of my life;
I will dwell in the house of my God forevermore.
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