As we approach the midpoint of the Easter Season, the focus of the readings turns toward Jesus as our Good Shepherd of us the flock, who are His people.
As our Shepherd and Savior, He lays down His life for His flock, His people, so that we can be free from sin, and He opened the way for us to attain Eternal Life. He guides us through all the cares of this life, caring for us tenderly as He guides us on our way to living forever in His Presence.
As He leads us there, He calls us to embrace a way of life that abides by His Word, so that we can faithfully fulfill the vocation He grants us for our lives, to serve in His Love, which makes Eternal Life present to us now.
On this Sunday, we rejoice in the gift and vocation of motherhood that brought us alive and by constant nourishment, continues bringing us alive. We implore God to stir up abundant vocations to the religious life and priesthood as people devote their lives to serving as shepherds of His flock. We also give thanks to God, on this, Florence Nightingale's birthday, for the compassionate care nurses do in their work as they tend to those with medical needs.
We praise God that in so many ways He shows His care for us and calls us to care for others as a sign of His continued Presence among us, bringing a healing touch that brings us alive.
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