References: 1+Peter 5

With his hat pulled down, chaps protecting his legs, and a bandanna around his neck - there's something captivating about the cowboy moving slowly through his herd. Unlike the movie, cowboys, real cowboys, seldom gallop. They trot and then they walk. You have to move slow to take in every detail of the health of the herd. Sheep are a lot dumber and not nearly as glamorous to take care of, but the Apostle Peter calls for shepherds, not cowboys, to take care of Christ's sheep. Why?