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:
The story is told about a poor family. The husband had an ordinary low
paying job and the wife was a housewife they had six (6) children. Because of
the meager salary of the husband they could barely survive and they always
borrow money from their relatives.
Despite of their poor financial standing this family was faithful to
Jesus and the church; they would always observe their Sunday obligation. The
parents introduced their children to Jesus and they educated their children the
values of the faith. The mother would always lead in the prayer of the Holy
Rosary and the father would always be there to join them.
Eventually all of their children became very successful in their
respective field of endeavors. Hence, they’ve given back the love and guidance
that their parents gave them. Obviously the parents were Good shepherds for
they introduced their children to the gate of life that is Jesus.
Jesus in the gospel tells the crowd that He is the good shepherd that
desires only the best for them. Jesus also tells them that He is the gate of
life but they did not believe Him.
It is said that: “The proof of the pudding is in the eating.” Thus,
we know for a fact that Jesus is really our Good Shepherd. We believe and feel
in our hearts this declaration of Jesus. He desires nothing for us but our
wellbeing this is the reason why Jesus wants us to follow Him and make Him our
Good Shepherd. We also know that He is our only gateway to the many truths
about our faith. He too is our gateway towards life beyond this world and
without Him in our lives there would be no life beyond this world.
There are still many who do not know about Jesus as the Good Shepherd. There
are still many who do not know that Jesus is the gateway to the many truths of
our faith. There are still many who do not know that Jesus is the gateway to a life
beyond this world. Why? Because they do not allow Jesus to be their Good Shepherd.
They instead allow worldliness and the many lies of Satan to shepherd them thus
they are enslaved by money, power and sin.
Is Jesus your good shepherd? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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