He was deeply concerned about God’s sheep and stressed the importance of caring for them when he told Simon Peter to ‘ shepherd His little sheep. ’ ( Read John 21: 15 - 17.)
(‏ غل ٥ :‏ ​ ١٦ -‏ ٢١ ،‏ ٢٥‏ )‏ وَمُسَاعَدَةُ خِرَافٍ كَهؤُلَاءِ تَتَطَلَّبُ ٱللُّجُوءَ إِلَى يَهْوَه فِي ٱلصَّلَاةِ ،‏ طَلَبَ إِرْشَادِ رُوحِهِ ،‏ وَٱسْتِخْدَامَ كَلِمَتِهِ بِبَرَاعَةٍ .‏ —‏ ام ٣ :‏ ​ ٥ ،‏ ٦ ؛‏ لو ١١ :‏ ١٣ ؛‏ عب ٤ :‏ ١٢‏ .‏