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Home John 10:11-16 NRSVue

John 10:11-16 NRSVue

11“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13The hired hand runs away because a hired hand does not care for the sheep. 14I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and my own know me, 15just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. 16I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

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Some thoughts on this scripture

Reflection
Not only does Jesus welcome everyone into his flock, but if I'm not there, he invites me in. Where am I?

Reflection
Jesus loves me and invites me to love him just like he knows and loves the Father. That is a serious depth of love.

Reflection
Do I hear Jesus' voice, or do I sometimes ignore it? If he comes searching, am I going to listen?

Reflection
'They will listen to my voice.' How do I imagine the voice of God? A hectoring father? A nagging mother? A moralising preacher? A roaring sergeant-major? No, it is the voice of a lover, who knows me in my uniqueness and calls me by name.

Reflection
Of all that you say here, Lord, your last words hearten me most: 'I must bring the other sheep also, so there will be one flock, one shepherd.' As mankind grows older, we long for unity, for an end to the needless divisions that cripple us. Be a good shepherd to all who visit Sacred Space. We find here a unity in hearing your words and in communion with you.

Reflection
The true voice of Jesus tones in with the deepest desires and hopes of the human heart - for love, justice, forgiveness and fulfilment. Other sheep will hear his voice and they won't find it strange. He speaks a language all can understand - the language of the heart. He speaks the language of self-sacrificing love and faithful love for all. His voice is heard now mainly through the words and lives of others. Where goodness and love are shared and all that goes with them, the voice of Jesus Christ is heard.