Eucharistic Gospel Reading for the 4th Sunday of Easter; Year B
John 10: 11 to 18
“I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.” (John 10:16)
There are other times, particularly in the Gospel according to John, that Jesus informs us that there is more than just one assembly in His Name and that all are included in His call to love each other.
No one faith tradition holds all the answers to God’s purposes for all of human kind. We all struggle to please God because we all want to rest in God in the end. We must however remember that God is love. If a thought that we have is not about love, it is not about God. Jesus is trying to bring all human kind together. Too many of us are trying to find reasons to not get along. We can be different and still love each other, even if it means loving our little differences. We, in this way, complement each other and look beautiful before God.
Jesus uses God’s Words when he says, “I Am” the Good Shepherd. We then, are his sheep. All people on this celestial ball are his sheep. And like sheep, we often don’t know what is good or best for us. This is why we need the rod and the staff of the Good Shepherd to guide us and protect us from never ending harm. Thank You Lord Jesus
Let us pray:
Holy Jesus, Savior of all peoples, we give you thanks for the salvation of the human race. We give you thanks that you have opened our minds to better understand your call for every tribe, nation, language and culture to be included in Your one Holy fold where you will continue to lead and guide us for all eternity in Your heavenly realm. Teach us we pray, while we are still in this mortal form, to start loving each other as you love us. Amen.
Please keep up your thoughts and prayers and hopes for Ukraine and Russia, Israel and Palestine, and our schools including St. Augustine in Raleigh, North Carolina.
As we listen to what the Spirit of God is saying to us, let us live to love and serve, and to teach others to love and serve, while pondering anew what the Almighty can do. John
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