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| The Good Shepherd, Bernhard Plockhorst, 19th C. [PD-US] |
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY
Jesus said:
“Amen, amen, I say to you,
whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate
but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber.
But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice,
as the shepherd calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
When he has driven out all his own,
he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him,
because they recognize his voice.
But they will not follow a stranger;
they will run away from him,
because they do not recognize the voice of strangers.”
Although Jesus used this figure of speech,
the Pharisees did not realize what he was trying to tell them.
So Jesus said again, “Amen, amen, I say to you,
I am the gate for the sheep.
All who came before me are thieves and robbers,
but the sheep did not listen to them.
I am the gate.
Whoever enters through me will be saved,
and will come in and go out and find pasture.
A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy;
I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.”
John 10:1-10
Oh, Debby, thank you for this. Such a beautiful set of readings today, and this plain-spoken Gospel is so clear today... we sheep have our eyes trained on Christ's words as our Savior, but I wonder if it sorrowed him that the men in power brushed his words aside... at least until they either felt pangs of guilt or fear that his words would draw people "sheep" away from the temples and into a new Christ-centered faith in God.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure they wanted to protect their status quo, as people in power often do.
But we the people are the power. We are the gifts of the Lord here on Earth. We are filled with the Holy Spirit.
Thank you for the beautiful posting and I know all Seekers will join in prayer for any intentions posted here. And my prayer request today is to help clear minds and heads and souls from senseless chatter and give us the strength to be the best people we can be in any set of circumstances.
Thank you, Ruthy! We are praying for the needs of so many!!! Those written and unwritten. God bless everyone during this difficult time.
DeleteDebby, thank you for sharing this inspiration today. I'd like to ask for prayer for two grieving families (one from Covid-19 and one from a car accident). And also prayer for many friends who are battling cancer.
ReplyDeleteCovering all those needs, Missy!
DeleteThank you for sharing this wonderful post today.
ReplyDeleteCan you please pray for my mother in law. Agnes.
She is in the hospital right now. She has an infection in her knee and she is having problems that the doctors can not find reasons/solutions to. My husband is her care giver and they wont let him in the hospital. Understood but frustrating.
Can you also pray for peace for my husband in this difficult situation.
Thank you so much.
Lori, I'm sure that's very stressful for all of you! I'll be praying for Agnes and all of you.
DeleteSo hard! Yes, praying the doctors determine the cause of the infection and find an antibiotic that works...quickly! Also praying for peace and calm for your husband and his mom! God bless all of you!
DeleteDebby Thank you so much for sharing Blessings Hugs and Prayers to all!
ReplyDeleteBless you, Sarah Taylor!
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