Sermon thoughts – Sacred Heart of Jesus – Year C (Lk 15, 3-7)
Searching, finding and the celebration on the recovery is seen in some pericopes in Luke’s Gospel, especially the 15th chapter of Luke’s gospel. Such a narration is given for our meditation, on this Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Luke will say one thing very clearly: we are not lost for ever! It is because our God is some one special, some one who is in search of His lost sheep. The psychology behind may be, we are God’s “Own”. We may notice a very special care on this recovery! There is no criticism towards the lost one. A criticism or a bad word may hurt the recovered one. Yes, God’s love is Unprejudiced, His care is unquestioning and his acceptance is incomparable.
I remember a scene from a German film: a young lady has a boy-child. His father is not with them. She is alone in upbringing the child. He is some “active type” too. Once she was on a trip to visit her friend. Her blind uncle is also with them. As the mother enters in to her house, the boy takes the car and rides to some distance. The adventure ends, when the car hits a tree. The insiders had no injuries. As the mother comes to the car, it is missing together with the child and blind uncle. So she searches for them and with the help of Police they were found. The mother, as surprise for me, caresses her child and shows her concern of the lost last minutes. She never thinks that it was he who drove the car. She thinks it was her blind uncle. But she has no comments on it.
God’s heart is broader and more amicable. Because God knows me and you better than any other in this world.
The Feast teaches me also another aspect- the confidence of the shepherd in the remaining 99 sheep. He is sure he will not have to go for another search, when he comes back!
The story wants from me and you a big heart – a big heart to rejoice with the shepherd and the returned sheep.
Sacred Heart of Jesus resembles the heart of the shepherd in this gospel passage. His Heart is hurt with lance and thorns. Still it is burning in the fire of Love.
The devotion to the Special Heart must help us to be faithful in following God, the great shepherd. It must help us to rejoice with the lucky. It also asks me to be responsible for my brothers and sisters in faith in Jesus.
Yes, the Heart of Jesus will teach us such lessons.
He has me and you in his Heart. Let us carry Him in our lives.
Let us raise our eyes towards His Heart.
Let us meditate on His unique Love.
May we all get a place in His Heart. Amen!
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Fr Thomas Kalathil
Searching, finding and the celebration on the recovery is seen in some pericopes in Luke’s Gospel, especially the 15th chapter of Luke’s gospel. Such a narration is given for our meditation, on this Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Luke will say one thing very clearly: we are not lost for ever! It is because our God is some one special, some one who is in search of His lost sheep. The psychology behind may be, we are God’s “Own”. We may notice a very special care on this recovery! There is no criticism towards the lost one. A criticism or a bad word may hurt the recovered one. Yes, God’s love is Unprejudiced, His care is unquestioning and his acceptance is incomparable.
I remember a scene from a German film: a young lady has a boy-child. His father is not with them. She is alone in upbringing the child. He is some “active type” too. Once she was on a trip to visit her friend. Her blind uncle is also with them. As the mother enters in to her house, the boy takes the car and rides to some distance. The adventure ends, when the car hits a tree. The insiders had no injuries. As the mother comes to the car, it is missing together with the child and blind uncle. So she searches for them and with the help of Police they were found. The mother, as surprise for me, caresses her child and shows her concern of the lost last minutes. She never thinks that it was he who drove the car. She thinks it was her blind uncle. But she has no comments on it.
God’s heart is broader and more amicable. Because God knows me and you better than any other in this world.
The Feast teaches me also another aspect- the confidence of the shepherd in the remaining 99 sheep. He is sure he will not have to go for another search, when he comes back!
The story wants from me and you a big heart – a big heart to rejoice with the shepherd and the returned sheep.
Sacred Heart of Jesus resembles the heart of the shepherd in this gospel passage. His Heart is hurt with lance and thorns. Still it is burning in the fire of Love.
The devotion to the Special Heart must help us to be faithful in following God, the great shepherd. It must help us to rejoice with the lucky. It also asks me to be responsible for my brothers and sisters in faith in Jesus.
Yes, the Heart of Jesus will teach us such lessons.
He has me and you in his Heart. Let us carry Him in our lives.
Let us raise our eyes towards His Heart.
Let us meditate on His unique Love.
May we all get a place in His Heart. Amen!
-
Fr Thomas Kalathil
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