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Home > Sacraments > Eucharist > Communion reflections > 20 04 2008 - The lost sheep |
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The lost sheep There is a story told that one day Jesus came upon a shepherd who was overcome with sorrow. ‘Why are you so sad?’ he asked. ‘Because I have lost one of my sheep’ the man replied, ‘and though I have looked all over for it, I have not found it. It may be that the wolf has already devoured it.’ Then Jesus said: ‘Wait here. I will look for the sheep myself. With that he disappeared into the hills. An hour later he returned with the sheep. Putting it down at the shepherd’s feet he said: ‘From this day on you must love this sheep more than any other in your flock, for it was lost and now has been found.’ St. Peter says: ‘Once you had all gone astray like sheep, but now you have come back to Jesus, the shepherd and guardian of your souls.’ We are all the more precious to Jesus because he had to go to the trouble of looking for us and finding us. |
