LIKE ALL DEDICATED SHEPHERDS, JESUS OUR GOOD SHEPHERD FULLY TENDS TO HIS FLOCK...........

Matthew's Gospel 18:12; asserts, "Will He not...go in search of the stray ?".  That is at the crux of the Advent message proclaimed to us, on this 2nd Tuesday of our Watchfulness, Anticipation, Repentance, and Unity, in Christ's Coming.  Shepherds, by vocation are caretakers of their sheepfold.  They personally tend to the sheep of their flocks, watching over them, guiding them, protecting them, seeking out the lost, to the point of putting themselves in personal danger.  The are much more intrinisically dedicated to the sheep, than any hired hand, because the shepherds have an unconditional commitment to caring for their sheep.  Jesus The Christ, who declares Himself the, "Good Shepherd", who cares for each one of us as the sheep of His flock of Faith, Family, Fidelity, and Fellowship.  He tends to our physical and spiritual needs, caring for our bodies and our souls, and seeks out the sinners and the strayed, seeking to be joined and reconciled with all His sheep.  We who are Advent People awaiting the Lord's Coming, are Sheep of the Good Shepherd's Flock in Living Faith, and should be actively seeking Him out, just as Christ the Good Shepherd is earnestly in search of us, especially those who have strayed or separated from His Flock.  May as you hear Christ's Call, the grace and love of God the Father, and the unity of the Holy Spirit, help you to truly Come and be at Home, in the sheepfold of His flock...........Fr.  Troy