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GOSPEL POWER l MAY 9, 2022 - MONDAY
GOSPEL POWER l MAY 9, 2022 - MONDAY
4th Week of Easter
Gospel: Jn 10:1-10
Jesus said, 1 “Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 They will not follow a stranger, but they will run from him because they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6 Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. 7 So again Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”
Before Jesus identifies himself as the Good Shepherd (Jn 10:11) — the embodiment of authentic leadership, as envisioned by God — he first presents himself as the gate to the sheepfold. Other shepherds must pass through him because, if they climb elsewhere, then they are not real shepherds, but are thieves and robbers. It is only Jesus who can authenticate a leader with a shepherd’s heart. All authority comes from God (cf. Rom 13:1), but only those with a shepherd’s heart and have passed through the sheepgate will treat authority as a sacred trust and will exercise it with accountability. Lord Jesus, do not let us fall into the hands of pseudo-shepherds who will only take advantage of us. Amen.
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By Daughters of St. Paul | Phil-Malaysia- PNG-Thai Province
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GOSPEL POWER l MAY 9, 2022 - MONDAY
4th Week of Easter
Gospel: Jn 10:1-10
Jesus said, 1 “Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 They will not follow a stranger, but they will run from him because they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6 Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. 7 So again Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”
Before Jesus identifies himself as the Good Shepherd (Jn 10:11) — the embodiment of authentic leadership, as envisioned by God — he first presents himself as the gate to the sheepfold. Other shepherds must pass through him because, if they climb elsewhere, then they are not real shepherds, but are thieves and robbers. It is only Jesus who can authenticate a leader with a shepherd’s heart. All authority comes from God (cf. Rom 13:1), but only those with a shepherd’s heart and have passed through the sheepgate will treat authority as a sacred trust and will exercise it with accountability. Lord Jesus, do not let us fall into the hands of pseudo-shepherds who will only take advantage of us. Amen.