The woman doesn’t brush off just one measly coin but searches high and low until it is found. He picks it up and carries it on his shoulders back into the flock. The shepherd doesn’t just walk to the sheep and tell it to come back. What Jesus wants them to understand is the value in being found, every last sheep, coin, and human, because each one is valuable to Him. Even though they had separated themselves from the common class citizens, they were well acquainted with the relationship of shepherds to their sheep, the value of coin, and the chasm between the faithful and those who have turned towards a squandering lifestyle.
They are stories that hit close to home for these men. Jesus tells them of the Lost Sheep, The Lost Coin, and The Prodigal Son. They weren’t used to these “lost toys” within their community.
Jesus talks to Pharisees, grumbling about the way he spends his time with tax collectors and sinners. Luke chapter 15 is a trilogy of parables that oddly enough Bo-Peep and her sheep fit right into. So how do I teach my girls who are watching this story, identifying with Bo-Peep’s femininity and strength that although there is great joy in seasons of independence, we can find a more sustaining and life-changing strength from being found and belonging to a life-long community? But we also live in a time of history where loneliness is at its highest and friendships, the kind that are deep and lasting, are fewer and farther between. There is a certain satisfaction that comes with not being held back by a specific role, person, or stereotype. We live in a culture and time of history when women are empowered by independence and, in some sense, by being lost. But still, in deep need of companionship, and forever tied to a past of belonging. So much so that she risks her life and heads back into the familiar treacherous aisles of Second Chance Antiques.Īnd this is how my girls have come to identify with their beloved Bo-Peep: feminine, strong, clever, fearless, and independent. Her sheep continue to be her prized companions, meaning everything to her. She has lived a little and is proud to portray it. He is not the front runner anymore, and Bo-peep has re-entered with a transformed perspective portrayed in all her details, including her multipurpose cape, stylish jumper, and bandaged arm. He was the tangible source of comfort and reassurance that comes from always having your partner in hand, and the freedom to be wherever your imagination could take you (until episode 3). Woody lived his whole cowboy career in the sacred space of being needed by Andy. When Molly grew into the next phase of childhood, where the dark wasn’t as terrifying, and Barbies were better than lampstands, Bo-peep left the story (until episode 4). Bo-Peep was once a source of strength and comfort for a little girl named Molly.
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