Gospel: Luke 15:1-10
The tax
collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the
Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and
eats with them.” So Jesus addressed this parable to them. “What man among you
having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine
in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it? And when
he does find it, he sets it on his shoulders with great joy and, upon his
arrival home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice
with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you, in just the same way there
will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine
righteous people who have no need of repentance.
“Or what
woman having ten coins and losing one would not light a lamp and sweep the
house, searching carefully until she finds it? And when she does find it, she
calls together her friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me
because I have found the coin that I lost. In just the same way, I tell you, there
will be rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
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Reflection:
Are you
patient enough to look for those who are lost or wayward? Say for example, a
sinful relative or a friend; do you have the patience for them? Do you have the
time to counsel or even listen to them so that they could find their way back
to the loving embrace of the Lord?
There was
one hundred sheep being taken care of by the good shepherd, suddenly one went
ashtray into the wilderness. The good shepherd left the ninety nine to
patiently look for the lost one. He did not stop until He found it.
The same
story goes for the woman with ten silver coins. She lost one silver coin and she
never stopped patiently searching for it until she found it.
This is
the love of God for us; He never stops looking for us until He finds us, we who
are sinners. Jesus never stops loving us no matter how sinful we are. In fact the
bigtime sinner we are the bigger His love for us.
If you
think that God has stopped loving you, think again because Jesus has never
stopped loving you. He never stops searching for you. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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