May 9 2006

Jn 10:22-30 The feast of the Dedication was taking place in Jerusalem.It was winter. And Jesus walked about in the temple area on the Portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him,“How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered them, “I told you and you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify to me. But you do not believe, because you are not among my sheep. My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can take them out of the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one.” My sheep know my voice...no one can take them out of my hand. There is a great comfort in the words of Jesus in this reading. This speaks to me of a steadfast love able to endure any trials. People can say or do all sorts of things but the love of Christ is in the center of my life and purpose of being.