As long as we remain sheep, we overcome. Even though we may be surrounded by a thousand wolves, we overcome and are victorious. But as soon as we are wolves, we are beaten: for then we lose the support from the Shepherd who feeds not wolves, but only sheep.
(St John Chrysostom, from Homily 34 on St Matthew)
HT: dylan at phos hilarion
I remember an on-line atheist who used the taunt, "If the Lord is your shephard, what does that make you? Baa! Baa!"
I don't think he quite realized that the taunt only stung to the extent we weren't sufficiently sheepish.