Series on “The Father” by Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR (Part 11)
What are you willing to lay down for your sheep as a shepherd? For shepherds nowadays, and even in the time of the Apostle, the sheep are for the shepherd’s sake; they serve him. It’s not like vice versa: sheep are the product, and we get them to pasture so they can grow, so we can slaughter them. But this wasn’t the case for Jesus. He said, “I am the good shepherd, “and I lay down my life for my sheep.
Jesus loves us this way. He wants to be so close and hold us intimately, and he doesn’t want us to be lost. He doesn’t want us to be far away, but he wants to feed, protect, clothe, and hold us. In this episode, as we bring our series on the book The Father to a close, we will be reflecting upon Jesus as the Good Shepherd and what this reveals to us of the heart of God as we talk about a story of a Father who freely lays down his life to save his son, and in doing so, loses his own life.
You can get your copy of Habits for Holiness by Fr Mark-Mary Ames, CFR at https://ascensionpress.com/thefather
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