The Good Shepherd feeds his flock - not just with food for the body, but with justice and righteousness. In today's Gospel lesson, Jesus had compassion on the crowd because they were like sheep without a shepherd. He fed them by multiplying five loaves of bread and two fish. He feeds his flock today as well.
Storms can rage around us as well as within us. The same Lord Jesus who stilled the storm on the Sea of Galilee promises to be with us today. He is able to give calm and peace in place of fear and anxiety with his word:
The festival of Pentecost celebrates the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, the One who calls us and keeps us in the one true faith in Jesus Christ. The Spirit is the holy Helper who guides us into all truth, and bears witness to Jesusk, glorifying him.