Lost Sheep

The relation betwen Christ and those in the Church is often compared to that of a shepard and his sheep. Within the fold and within sight of the shepard, the sheep may graze contently and in safety. If a sheep wanders off or becomes separated from the shepard, it is in danger from predators and may graze somewhere it shouldn't. Man is much like a sheep. In the Church, a person is presented with the Truth. He may study it and increase his knowledge and love of God. If a person leaves or falls from away from the Church, he becomes like a little lost sheep. He is in greater danger of falling into Satan's snares, and in greater danger of grazing where he shouldn't, that is, studying and accepting falsity, Communsim, Socialism, atheism, and anything contrary to Church teaching. He becomes confused and lost, frustrated and annoyed.
Man's goal is to serve God in this life in order to spend eternity with Him. If a person does not know, love, and serve God in this life, he canot join Him in Heaven, and would instead join Satan in Hell. Such an event is a total frustration, since the person has ben created to join God in Heaven, but is unable to do so because he does not wish to be in God's presence. Man may experience such frustration in this life, if he distances himself from the Church and God. In essence, he experiences the results of being a little lost sheep.
The Church preaches and teaches the Truth. Within the Church a person may come to know, love, and serve God, believing and trusting in Him, as a sheep does its shepard. "The Truth alone sets one free."