We often think of Jesus as the Good Shepherd and ourselves as His flock, because He takes care of our needs whether we are the strongest of the flock or the weakest.
If we are the weakest we are given special attention so that we might become strong. This image of Jesus is a visual picture of the theme of Catholic Social Teaching, Preferential Option for and with the Poor and Vulnerable.
Just as Jesus made great efforts to seek out the lost and weakest sheep, so too we are called to seek out the poor, to work with them toward empowerment and strength, and to make sure that we are aware of how our decisions affect the less fortunate in our communities.
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I used to be kinda confused about what this "Preferential Option" concept meant.
ReplyDeleteThen I heard a speaker talk about it who said that it's like a mother, with many children, who takes care of a sick child. It's not that she loves the sick child more than the others, it's just that the sick child needs more of the mother's time and care than the others do. Sue Hanrahan