Using Kenneth Bailey's work in "The Good Shepherd " John tries to enter into the world of a shepherd, and see how “David” uses this to describe his trust in God, noting that we need to be careful not to romanticise it. Then he notes how that tradition was used and expanded by the prophetic tradition and finally by Jesus. And then he wonders what all this offers us on this centenary anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli and as we remember the Battle of Gate Pa