Smell Like Your Sheep

A brother in community shared something to me he read from a news column. He said "If you truly want to be a good shepherd, you must smell like your sheep."
As we mature in a Christian community, we are entrusted with a flock. How involved are we in the life of the sheep given us to care for?

He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that he had said to him a third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” [Jesus] said to him, “Feed my sheep. John 21:17

As we spend more time with our sheep, we will start to smell like them. We come to know how they live, their worries, their hopes and dreams, and their prayers. And by this immersion, we will learn how to feed them.

Christ the Good Shepherd, though in the heavens, came down on earth to be with us... to smell like us. Let us follow His example. As He feeds us, we are asked to feed others with His amazing love that we receive daily.
 

Be Spiritually Healthy

I tried this unique healthy juice mix. It's called Green Giant. It's fresh-pressed celery, cucumber, and apple. It actually sweet, with a little veggy after-taste.

They say health is wealth. Many of us would be more concerned about the health of our loved ones than our own. But then, how can we take care of them if we are not well?

The same goes with our spiritual life. Many of us are very concerned with the "sheep" entrusted to us. May it be our kids, prayer group members, or parishioners. But how is our own spiritual health? How often are we nourished of God's Daily Bread? Are we progressing in our time of prayer? When was your last retreat?

Let us then take time, better yet, make time, for God to feed us so we can be strong in Spirit. In this way, we can truly respond to Jesus' challenge to Peter, "If you love me, feed my sheep."

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