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 big-time 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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