Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own, U2

Tough, you think you’ve got the stuff
You’re telling me and anyone
You’re hard enough

You don’t have to put up a fight
You don’t have to always be right
Let me take some of the punches
For you tonight

Listen to me now
I need to let you know
You don’t have to go it alone

The calling to be a pastor has been likened to being like a shepherd. Tonight I am absolutely heartbroken over one of my sheep. I don't know which way this person will choose. But I want them to know that they don't have to go it alone, that I will be committed to shepherding them to the very end. That I will lead them to the Good Shepherd who makes all things new. That if I smell even a hint of the wolf around, I will put my foot on its neck til it stops breathing. I'm not sure if this sheep thinks it can do it on its own, but I know they can't. I don't know if this sheep will let us carry it, but that's what it needs. Pride has been the downfall of many a person, but I don't want it on my watch. I don't know which way the sheep will choose, and it breaks my heart tonight. None of us have to go it alone, ever.