The Lord is my Shepherd
May 7, 2017
by Mac Norhen Bornales
by Mac Norhen Bornales
"The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. He let's me rest in green pastures. He restores my soul."
A week ago, I interviewed a priest from our parish for my Social Communications final paper. I focused on the topic about the spirituality and religiosity of Catholics. During my one-on-one interview with the priest, I asked him this: "father, what could be your message for those who have lost their faith to God." He answered, "In times of desolation, we feel afraid to face God. We are afraid to face Jesus for all the sins we have did. But in these times of desolation, these are the times that we need to pray more to God."
The fourth Sunday of Easter is also known as the Good Shepherd Sunday. Today, we are reminded that Jesus is the Good Shepherd. He tends His sheeps regardless whether it is a good sheep or a black sheep. But this Sunday, we focused on how different is the Good Shepherd from other shepherds. In a flock of sheep, there are white sheep and black sheep. The white sheep are the ones who always follow while the black sheep are the ones who always disobey the shepherd. They always lose their ways. But regardless of how many times the black sheep was lost, the Good Shepherd would always seek the lost sheep. After finding the lost sheep, the Good Shepherd would carry the lost sheep to his back until they reached the farm, so that the lost sheep will never be lost again. There are times that we became lost sheep or black sheep. We tend to focus on other things than what God wanted us to achieve in our life. Jesus' commandments were simple: love your God above anything else and love one another as how you love yourself. But sometimes we forget about these commandments. Sometimes we tend to become selfish and lose our way.
Just like a song goes, "Kay tagal bago kita minahal. Gandang sinauna't sariwa. Ako'y nagpabihag sa likha mong tanan. Di ko akalaing ikaw pala'y nilisan."
Sometimes we tend to focus more on the earthly desires, forgetting about God's calling to us. But in today's Gospel, Jesus reminds us that He is the Good Shepherd. Regardless how many times we become selfish or despite the sins we have committed, He would carry us back to the Father.
"Akong nilikha mo, uuwi rin sa'yo. Ako'y papayapa lamang sa piling mo." Amen.
A week ago, I interviewed a priest from our parish for my Social Communications final paper. I focused on the topic about the spirituality and religiosity of Catholics. During my one-on-one interview with the priest, I asked him this: "father, what could be your message for those who have lost their faith to God." He answered, "In times of desolation, we feel afraid to face God. We are afraid to face Jesus for all the sins we have did. But in these times of desolation, these are the times that we need to pray more to God."
The fourth Sunday of Easter is also known as the Good Shepherd Sunday. Today, we are reminded that Jesus is the Good Shepherd. He tends His sheeps regardless whether it is a good sheep or a black sheep. But this Sunday, we focused on how different is the Good Shepherd from other shepherds. In a flock of sheep, there are white sheep and black sheep. The white sheep are the ones who always follow while the black sheep are the ones who always disobey the shepherd. They always lose their ways. But regardless of how many times the black sheep was lost, the Good Shepherd would always seek the lost sheep. After finding the lost sheep, the Good Shepherd would carry the lost sheep to his back until they reached the farm, so that the lost sheep will never be lost again. There are times that we became lost sheep or black sheep. We tend to focus on other things than what God wanted us to achieve in our life. Jesus' commandments were simple: love your God above anything else and love one another as how you love yourself. But sometimes we forget about these commandments. Sometimes we tend to become selfish and lose our way.
Just like a song goes, "Kay tagal bago kita minahal. Gandang sinauna't sariwa. Ako'y nagpabihag sa likha mong tanan. Di ko akalaing ikaw pala'y nilisan."
Sometimes we tend to focus more on the earthly desires, forgetting about God's calling to us. But in today's Gospel, Jesus reminds us that He is the Good Shepherd. Regardless how many times we become selfish or despite the sins we have committed, He would carry us back to the Father.
"Akong nilikha mo, uuwi rin sa'yo. Ako'y papayapa lamang sa piling mo." Amen.