Preferential Option for the Poor

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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The Good Shepherd

Just a few various thoughts about this Sunday.

Shepherd...symbol of love: courage, sacrifice for the sheep, caring, patience, vigilance, fearless,

Shepherd is one who leads you to where you've never been before.

There is much today that reminds us of bleating sheep rather than the voice of a shepherd.

Jesus is our Good Shepherd. How nice it would be just to be sheep. Then Jesus could take care of us and we would not have to do anything. But that is not the plan.
Jesus sent us as shepherds to rescue the lost, to heal the injured, and to feed one another with knowledge and understanding."

Love is something we are not something we do!

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