![]() The sheep know that the shepherd cannot disappoint. Therefore, the sheep that belong to the Good Shepherd follow the Shepherd wherever He goes. The sheep listen and put into practice the words of Jesus.Ģ.They are those who follow him like sheep. ![]() They obey the advice of the Blessed Virgin Mary in John 2:5 “do whatever that He tells you”. Therefore, the sheep that belong to the Good Shepherd listen to Him. To read and listen to all He says and do them with ease will interest us more than to read any other thing from any paper.ġ.Jesus says my sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. In every dedicated sheep, there is a hunger to keep following the shepherd. Hence, there should be real hunger in keeping to His words. If we truly believe, keeping to His word should be a hobby and not a burden. If we believe in Jesus Christ truly, we will have this great hunger for Him. Therefore, if you are fully convinced of something, you will do that thing with your whole heart. Why we do the way we do, the reason we hear but do otherwise is that we are not yet fully convinced. If we truly believe, we will find joy doing His will, we will not be just churchgoers but strong and faithful followers of Jesus, we will always live our lives according to His principles. The question for all is do we truly believe? Sometimes when what we want from God is not forthcoming, we begin to lose faith in God. The Jews want Jesus to start fulfilling their political and selfish desires but Jesus is more interested in fulfilling the mission God sent Him and in making them believe in Him. The Sheep does the will of the Good Shepherd. Every sheep that belongs to the Shepherd must know this. There is this confidence in them when they see the Shepherd around them always. They trust that He is always there for them. They follow the shepherd wherever He goes. We tend to forget that there are still many things that God does for us that we do not know. This is how we may also refuse to change and truly believe in Jesus, especially when we expect more and we do not see those things happen. To certify that He is the one, Jesus points to His works as a sign to show who He is. When God does not answer our prayer the way we want, we lose hope in Him and sometimes abandon our faith. There are also times we demand that God will do what we want and not what He wants. They are expecting Jesus to do more politically. Their expectations could be that they want Jesus to pick up arms and fight the Roman empire. This may be because of their expectations from Jesus. The fact here is that the Jews are expecting a political messiah. There are possible reasons the Jews could not believe in Jesus. When we say that Jesus is our guide, Jesus is Shepherd but we do not have faith in Him, we do not listen to Him, we do what we want and not what He wants, then we are invariably counting ourselves out of the flock. Therefore every sheep that belongs to Jesus listens and believes in Him. The reason is that they do not belong to His sheep. ![]() Here, Jesus reveals that the true reason they could not believe in Him is not that He has not shown signs of the Messiah. The problem is that they could not believe in Him. Jesus also says that His works can bear witness to Him. They ask Jesus “If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” Jesus answers them, “I told you, and you do not believe”. They say to Him “How long will you keep us in suspense? ![]() As Jesus is walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon, the Jews gather around Him. Today, Jesus came to the feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem. There is Great Power in the Holy Eucharist Like The Good Shepherd: Sunday Breakfast with the Wordĭo You Truly Believe in the Eucharistic Presence? In the sheep and the Good Shepherd, there must be a relationship that binds both. When we affirm that Jesus is this to us, let us be reminded that there are things that we must do to show that we do. It is not all about saying that Jesus is my leader, my shepherd, my all in all. To be among the sheep, there are also some responsibilities that this demands of us. In all these discussions, we have come to know that Jesus is the Good Shepherd while we are His flock. Jesus repeats this when He attended the feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem. In today’s holy gospel, the discussion about the sheep and the Good Shepherd continues. Breakfast With the Word Tuesday Fourth Week of Easter
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