Today, we celebrate Good Shepherd Sunday, when we reflect on how Jesus is the shepherd who lovingly cares for his flock, leading them in the way they should go. The topic I have chosen for today's article – Kenosis – is most often discussed in the context of Good Friday, but I find it relevant to today’s theme as well.

To begin our discussion on kenosis, we will first look at the words of St. Paul:

…though he was in the form of God, [he] did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name… (Phil 2:6-9, emphasis added)