We’ve all been lost before, haven’t we? When we’re lost, it is not a very good
feeling. I remember a couple of times I
was walking to one of the villages I had to visit in the jungle as a
missionary, thinking I had made a wrong turn or didn’t know where I was
going. I was terrified. I didn’t know how I would find my way back, I
didn’t know who would help me. Luckily,
I always seemed to find my way back, or always found someone to give me
directions.
Today, we hear Jesus telling the
parable of the lost sheep. How if only
one of a flock of 100 sheep is lost, the good shepherd will find him and bring
him back. Jesus is that good shepherd
for us. No matter how lost we feel,
Jesus is there ready to carry us on his shoulders, to help us in our time of
need.
The tax collectors and sinners in
today’s Gospel were the people who were considered lost in Jesus’ society. The teachers of God’s law didn’t even think
Jesus should be eating with them. But
Jesus tells them that God’s kingdom is for everyone, that he is there
especially to bring those who are lost into God’s kingdom.
Jesus as the good shepherd is a great
example for all of us. It is up to us to gather the lost sheep to the kingdom,
to do the work of the shepherd while we are here on our journey on earth. May the Lord lead us and guide us to do his
work.
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