On this Good Shepherd Sunday the risen Christ consoles us: “My sheep hear my voice; they follow me.”
What fills Christ’s disciples with joy and the Holy Spirit is this voice, which is identical with life. As with the converts whom Paul and Barnabas urged “to remain faithful to the grace of God,” our happiness lies in our faithfulness to the tender voice of the Shepherd.
A mother’s tender voice is one way we know the voice of the Father. It is through a mother’s love and surrender to God’s co-creation we learn to live by grace. By our actions we “tend His sheep” and “feed His lambs.”
Have a blessed Mother’s Day on this Good Shepherd Sunday in this Easter season.
Smitten With Goodness 