Jesus, the Good Shepherd: We pray for other sheep and shepherds- #4
Jesus, the Good Shepherd: We pray for other sheep and shepherds- #4
Prayer for Others
Lord, we ask for the
courage and compassion of the Good Shepherd, who lays down his life for his
sheep.
Easter 4th Week, Wednesday, May 6th
Acts 12:24 - 13:5 /
John 12:44-50
Jesus talks about his mission: “I came into the
world as light.”
A group of
Chinese Christian clergymen invited an American professor of Scripture to give
them a workshop on the Bible. In the course of the workshop the professor asked
the clergymen to pick out the episode in the Gospel that impressed them most.
To his surprise, they did not choose the Sermon on the Mount, the crucifixion
of Jesus, or the resurrection of Jesus. They chose Jesus’ washing of his
disciples’ feet. The choice of the Chinese clergymen fits in perfectly with
what Jesus says in today’s gospel about his mission: He came into the world to
be its light. In other words, he came into the world to serve.
Jesus, the Good Shepherd: I need a Shepherd - #3
Jesus, the Good Shepherd: I need a Shepherd- #3
I believe I need a
shepherd.
Because I am sometimes timid and other times overconfident,
because I often don't know the best path yet pretend I do,
because I rush into dead ends or lead others into hazardous places, because my brightest ideas are seamed with darkness,
because the things I crave may not be what is good for me.
Because I am sometimes timid and other times overconfident,
because I often don't know the best path yet pretend I do,
because I rush into dead ends or lead others into hazardous places, because my brightest ideas are seamed with darkness,
because the things I crave may not be what is good for me.
Easter 4th Week, Tuesday, May 5th
Acts 11:19-26 / John
10:22-30
Jesus speaks about
discipleship: “My sheep hear my voice and follow me.”
Two
shepherds were separating their flocks after their sheep had shared the same
pen for the night. The first shepherd called, “Manah” (Arabic for
“Follow me”). At once his sheep came to him. The second shepherd did the same
with the same results. A visitor, familiar with Jesus’ words in today’s gospel
and interested in testing them, put on the outer cloak and turban of the first
shepherd and called, “Manah!" The sheep didn’t budge. “Will your
flock ever follow someone other than you?” asked the visitor. “Yes,” said the
shepherd. “Sometimes a sheep gets sick and will follow anyone.”
May 4-9: Easter 4th Week - Reflections
May 4 Monday: Jn
10:11-16: 11 I am the Good Shepherd. The good shepherd lays down
his life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hireling and not a shepherd, whose own
the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the
wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 He flees because he is a
hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. 14 I am the Good Shepherd; I know my
own and my own know me, 15 as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I
lay down my life for the sheep. 16…USCCB reflections: (https://youtu.be/KbA1bcD679s?list=PLpTzvCOJa7DA8uaxE25BlBvINntS5bWpi
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