... pasture is the presence of the elect of God's face, and while we contemplate
without fear of losing it, the soul is satisfied
endless food of life ... - From the Homilies of St. Gregory the Great
without fear of losing it, the soul is satisfied
endless food of life ... - From the Homilies of St. Gregory the Great
[1] "Verily, verily I say unto those who do not enters the sheepfold through the gate, but climbs in by another is a thief and a robber. [2] he who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. [3] To him the doorkeeper opens and the sheep hear his voice, he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. [4] And when he has brought out all his own, walking before them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. [5] A stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him, for they know not the voice of strangers. "
[14] I am the good shepherd, I know my sheep and my sheep know me, [15] as the Father knows me and I know the Father: and I lay down my life for sheep. [16] I have other sheep that are not of this fold; also I must bring them heed my voice and become one flock and one shepherd. [17] For this reason the Father loves me because I lay down my life, to take it up again . [18] No one takes it from me, but I lay it on my own since I have the power to lay and power to take it again. This command I received from my Father .
Jn 10, 1-5, 14-8
Christ himself spoke in person: "I am the good shepherd I am the door." Also that of Peter, Paul, Isaiah, is the word of Christ, who is the sole and total Word of God . Peter speaks to the crowds? And 'Christ who speaks through him, Paul writes to the churches? And 'Christ who exhorts us through him, they are servants of Christ and dispensers of his mysteries, that is, his spokesman ... But Christ spoke and speaks to us, his disciples today , firsthand . We are here, as the crowds after the multiplication of the loaves and followed him the other shore of Lake Tiberias reduce hunger because they had once its bread and still felt hungry . We know that He is what we seek, we know that the spiritual food that can give us is the answer to our hunger! We are a flock of sheep, and in this sense there is no negative or offensive in the Bible. Indeed, the image is loaded with great tenderness for men! Among the many pseudo-shepherds, strangers, 'thieves' and 'bandits' which even today means creep into our heart and steal our trust, Christ is the only one who loves true love and is ready to give their lives for His sheep! It offers itself, because for us is ...
NEW LIFE ;
"You were like sheep stragglers - writes the apostle Peter -, but have now returned to the shepherd of your souls " . All lost sheep, then. This return must be repeated today. We are now disbanded, and the Christian community, in some respects, it is again in a situation of diaspora, that is, dispersion. Is there an identity crisis, as they say, and someone took advantage, to dissolve the illusion of the flock of Christ and no longer opponents so your model of secular society and an atheist. Repeats, in a sense, the episode of the capture of Jesus "strike the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered" (Matthew 26.31).
So we should really get back to him that Peter called "the shepherd of our souls" . We must find out how Jesus sees and judges things and events of this world, discovering "his" truth, since this alone will make us free.
"He takes out his sheep and when he brought out all his sheep, he goes ahead them and the sheep follow him " : the exodus is behind the Good Shepherd began for us in baptism that should continue throughout our lives. Jesus is really who we can "lead out": out of this situation of hardship, uncertainty, darkness and injustice, from the 'crisis'.
Who comes for me to find pasture said Jesus . This pasture is himself, his words and his body.
hear your voice, Jesus the Good Shepherd, is a sign of love because listening is the lover, the 'Listening is just those who share their lives. Listen to the bride groom, mother of the children and the silence at the stars the voice of God of a prince or chief, or ruler is heard the order, but my heart is far away. You, who want to be one Shepherd, we want to hear the voice of experience to satisfy the needs of the heart. Send guardians of the flock who will give good and holy life, able to go forward and watch over us when wolves beset us and fatigue overwhelms us. Send us the good shepherd, Jesus, deliver us from the mercenaries. Amen.
Lent - time desert
and listening to the voice of the LORD JESUS \u200b\u200b'
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