Feed my Lambs
Nothing is more precious than a mother with her young. Love in their eyes. Hope in their future. My wife, my daughter, my son looking on the infant that was just born. Flesh of their flesh!
Jesus tells Peter Feed my Lambs… Look after my sheep …Feed my sheep.
Feed my Lambs! In a recent Catholic men’s organization the topic of discussion was how to feed those because of economic circumstances who need food. The organization pockets are not deep but their hearts are big. They will approve at next virtual meeting some proposal to address this need.
Look after my sheep. What does a mother or father do, but take care for and protect the sheep. This has to be a reason that the Church is called the Holy Mother Church. .. Stop you say… yes there child abuse in the Catholic Church, however, it is not limited to the Catholic Church. This does not make it right. This only means that this is not what Jesus wanted us to do. Yes human parents are guilty. What the Body of Christ is mandated to do is heal this situation wherever we can. One of my grandson’s was removed from his care as the custodial parent. Oh, yes! The child is safe now and growing with his paternal grandmother. He is a wonderful child. Proud he is my grandson.
Feed my Sheep! We as a community and clergy need to instruct and care for our flock, children and adults. The food is not only meat and potatoes. The spiritual food we as sheep need is both scriptural and material. Both are a clear mandate for the Church today.
In our first reading from 1 Thessalonians, Saint Paul says, Like a mother feeding and looking after her own children, we felt so devoted and protective towards you, and had come to love you so much, that we were eager to hand over to you not only the Good News but our whole lives as well.
So you and me in the pews. We are sheep as well. We need to support our priests and clergy in Peter’ mandate. We as a community need to support our community and our clergy.
Jesus asks you, Do you Love Me?
What do you say?
God Love You Always
Bob Burford
