This artwork is a prayerful meditation on Psalm 23: “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for Thou art with me.”
 
A crucifix, shaped by the cliff’s edges, stands as both a silent witness to suffering and a source of love where divine mercy flows. It is set against valleys, evoking the winding path that we must walk in faith. The Shepherd does not abandon us along this journey, but walks beside us, guiding us through trials in life.
 
With His head turned towards the crucifix, eyes gently closed, the Shepherd sees us more deeply than sight alone. “For the Lord sees not as man sees; man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart” (1 Sam 16:7).
 
Like the sheep, drawn by the Shepherd’s loving call and presence, we are called to follow Him with trust, and to take up our own cross in the journey of our baptism and of the Eucharist where we are nourished and strengthened by His love. To follow Him is to walk with hope, to see not with our eyes, but with our hearts turned towards our Lord.