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  Tuesday - 4 th Week of Easter Gospel – John 10:22-30 Falling on Deaf Ears Wailing Wall In Monty Python’s highly irreverent comedy “The Life of Brian”, there is a scene where Jesus is preaching the Sermon on the Mount.   There is a great crowd of people listening to His every word.   But when He teaches “Blessed are the Peacemakers…”, the people way in the back don’t hear the words clearly.   Instead they hear “Blessed are the cheesemakers.”   And they begin to grumble and argue over why Jesus would single out only one profession above any other.   Why cheesemakers?   Or does He really mean anyone involved with dairy and production?   Curious! Sometimes, many times, we hear what we want to hear!   Our hearing becomes either highly selective or outright deaf!   Sometimes we can be so distracted by other things that we are completely blind and deaf to those around us.   Those of you with teenagers know this to be true! Some...
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  Monday – 4 th Week after Easter Gospel – John 10:11-18 Mary Had a Little Lamb Verdant Pastures / Restful Waters of Sea of Galilee Mary had a little lamb……….. you know the rest. We hear a lot about sheep/shepherds in today’s readings.   But unless we grew up in the country or worked on a farm, our experience of sheep is probably limited to nursery rhymes and petting zoos. Sheep, especially from a child’s perspective, are cute, cuddly.   They seem so innocent and trusting.   But in a word, sheep are DUMB!    Without any guidance, they will wander anywhere; they will eat anything.   They have no natural defenses and, without a protector, they are food for any predator. They need a shepherd, someone who watches over them full-time.   There is no such thing as a day off for a shepherd; he lives with them day in and day out.   He feeds them, guides them, and protects them.   That is what it means when the Psalm says: the Lord is my ...
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4 th Sunday after Easter Gospel - John 10:1-10 The Shepherd’s Voice Heiskell, TN We all know what it’s like to get that phone call in the middle of the night. This night’s call was no different. Jerking up to the ringing summons, I focused on the red illuminated numbers of my clock. Midnight! Panicky thoughts filled my sleep-dazed mind as I grabbed the receiver. “Hello?”   My heart pounded; I gripped the phone tighter and eyed my wife, who was now turning to face my side of the bed.   “Daddy?” I could hardly hear the whisper over the static. But my thoughts immediately went to my daughter. When the desperate sound of a young crying voice became clearer on the line, I grabbed for my wife and squeezed her wrist. “Daddy, I know it’s late, but don’t…don’t say anything, until I finish. And before you ask, yes, I’ve been drinking. I nearly ran off the road a few miles back, and…” I drew in a sharp shallow breath, released my wife and pressed my hand against my forehead. Sl...
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