Ezekiel 34:11-16 / Romans 5:5-11 / Luke 15:3-7
It is interesting to note how we associate certain actions with certain parts of our body.
When we say that we are thinking about some matters, we will instinctively point to the head.
When we want to say what we feel about something, we will put our hand on our heart.
Thinking is based very much on logic and reasoning.
Feeling is based much on emotions and the five senses.
And depending on the situation and circumstances, one may take priority over the other.
The gospel parable gives a good example of whether thinking or feeling has the priority.
From the logical and rational angle, it is not worth it to leave the 99 sheep in the wilderness just to look for that one missing sheep.
But in that gospel parable, the man did the opposite – he left the 99 sheep in the wilderness just to look for that lost sheep.
And Jesus used that parable to reveal to us His Sacred Heart, which is also the Heart of the Good Shepherd.
For Jesus, each of us is a precious lamb to Him, and when we get lost in the maze of life, Jesus goes all out in search of us.
It may sound too good to be true, but that is the love Jesus has for us.
Jesus wants all of us to be gathered into His Sacred Heart.
Let us ask Jesus to make our hearts like His, so that we too will go and look for those that are lost and bring them to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.