“Never forgetting that ‘Jesus Christ is precious and He loves us very much!'”

(Based on Acts 13:14, 43-52, Rev 7:9, 14b-17 and Jn 10:27-30 – 4th Sunday in Easter)

The city train station was bursting with noise – announcements echoed, luggage wheels rattled, and voices layered over each other like a storm of sound.

In the middle of it all stood a small boy – about 7 years old – alone, calm, quietly waiting.

A concerned passerby approached and asked gently, “Are you lost?”
>> He shook his head: “No, my dad just went to get something. He told me to wait.”

The man looked around. “But how will you find him in this crowd?”
>> The boy replied, “I won’t. He’ll find me. I just need to stay where I can hear him.”

Moments later, through the blur of voices, the boy’s ears perked up.
>> His face lit up with joy.
>> He ran across the platform straight into the arms of a man calling his name.

“Daddy!” he shouted.
>> His father knelt and hugged him tightly.
>> “I told you I’d come.”


That boy wasn’t panicking.
>> He wasn’t trying to shout over the crowd. >> He knew his father’s voice, and he trusted that his father would find him.


Just like that, Jesus, our Good Shepherd, calls us by name…
… even when life is noisy and confusing, when we feel small or forgotten
… His voice will break through.


Have we discovered and tasted the deep Love of God in our lives?

God our Father loves us so much that He goes to any extent to ensure His protection, care and love.

Jesus, in today’s Gospel, tells us, “My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand!” (Jn 10:29)


All the pages of the Bible speak to us one important Truth: God is intimately involved with our lives!
>> He is not far away.
>> He constantly and consistently longs to have us with Him.


Jesus reminds us that as His sheep, we ought to “hear His Voice, know Him and follow Him!” (Cf. Jn 10:27)

This imagery of the Lord, as a Good Shepherd, is a very consoling, assuring and encouraging one


Sheep in the times and areas of Jesus were often reared for their wool, rather than the meat.
>> The sheep would be with the Shepherd for some time – and an affinity would develop among them

The shepherd would make all the efforts – even at the cost of comforts – to take care of the sheep…
… the sheep, would remain in submission to this affection, and faithfully follow the Master


As a Good Shepherd, the Lord looks at us, not as a flock – a group
>> Instead, we are seen and cared for, very uniquely – as individual sheep!

In the Presence of the Lord, we don’t need a ‘nametag!’
>> He knows us by name!

My worth is not in what I do…
… but in whose hands I rest.


It’s this awareness that I am loved, and uniquely cared for, that will strengthen us in moments of strife!

When we feel hurt, rejected, unloved, or lost, it can be overwhelmingly difficult to see God’s light.
>> When we go through temptations or times of distress, we may stray away and feel unworthy

But the protective care of the Lord is always with us, as He assures us, “no one shall snatch them out of My Hand!” (Jn 10:28).

Yes, we are invited to be His ‘own people!’
>> We are called to be His ‘inescapable people!’


The Merciful Father – our Good Shepherd – is waiting for each one of us…
… Whatever be the mess, that my life may be in!

Let us run into His embrace of Love, with sincere repentance and contrition of heart
>> And pledge to live for Him, and with Him… forever!


Let us never forget that “Jesus Christ is precious and He loves us very much!”
>> Let these words be repeated constantly in our life…
… with deep piety, profound conviction and committed service to one another!


Let’s remember: “I am not a statistic in God’s book…
… I am a heartbeat in His chest!”


God Bless! Live Jesus!


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MAN’S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT – GOD’S SALVATION: LAW AND GRACE – The Fourth Commandment – The Family and the society
>> When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you.”
>> A wise son hears his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. (CCC # 2216)
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