All Creatures Great and Small: The Voice of the Shepherd
The Fourth Sunday of Easter: Good Shepherd Sunday | April 26, 2026 Opening Thought If you are looking for a television show that feels like a warm blanket for the soul, look no further than the wonderful British series, All Creatures Great and Small . Set in the breathtaking, rolling hills of the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s, it follows a small veterinary practice. I absolutely love watching this show. There is an immense, grounding comfort in seeing James Herriot and Siegfried Farnon out in the fields in the middle of the night, muddy and exhausted, doing whatever it takes to care for the animals entrusted to them. They know the animals, they know the unpredictable landscape, and they are fiercely devoted to their work. That beautifully messy, deeply invested care is the exact image the church gives us this week. The Fourth Sunday of Easter is universally known as "Good Shepherd Sunday." In a modern world filled with technology, concrete, and constant digital noise, the anci...