Gospel: John
10:1-10
Jesus said:
“Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate
but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber. But whoever enters through
the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the
sheep hear his voice, as he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
When he has driven out all his own, he walks ahead of them, and the sheep
follow him, because they recognize his voice. But they will not follow a
stranger; they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice
of strangers.” Although Jesus used this figure of speech, they did not realize
what he was trying to tell them.
So Jesus said
again, “Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came
before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am
the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out
and find pasture. A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came
so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.”
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Reflection:
Do you
consider yourself a good shepherd? Each and every one of us is a shepherd in
our own little way. For example, if you are a parent, you have your own
children to shepherd or guide. What kind of shepherd are you to your children?
Are you a
good shepherd to them? Have you taught them already about our faith? Do you
bring them to church for Holy Mass? Have you opened the bible to them and
taught them about the life of Jesus? The model shepherd is Jesus, he is the one
whom we should emulate.
Jesus tells
us in the gospel: I am the gate for the sheep (John 10:7). Do we shepherd our
own respective families going to Jesus? Or we instead lead them away from Jesus
by exposing them to materialism?
Who is the
gate that Jesus mentions to us in the gospel? The gate is Jesus Himself! He is
the good shepherd for He gave His very life for us. He established the church
for us and He instituted the Eucharist for us His sheep.
Let us
reflect on how we have been shepherding those who are under our care and
guidance. Are we good shepherds to them like Jesus? – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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