Second Sunday after Easter, April 18th, 2021

 Second Sunday after Easter, April 18th, 2021

In the Tenth Chapter of St. John's Gospel we hear Our Blessed Saviour making the claim that He is the Good Shepherd.  And in making this claim it seems to me that He makes two main points about being the "Good Shepherd."  First and foremost, He says that "I lay down my life for the sheep." (St. John 10:15)   Now, we know that this is literrally true because Our Blessed Saviour did indeed lay down His life for you and me by dying on the Cross so that our sins could be forgiven.  The second main point that Our Blessed Lord makes in reference to being the "Good Shepherd" is "knowing."  During this conversation Our Blessed Lord states that He knows His sheep and they know Him.  How true this is and it is a good reminder to all of us.  You see, we need to know God on a personal level.  We need to know God through having a relationship with Him.  We need to not only know what God desires for our life but we need to know what God would have us do with our lives . . . . how we serve Him . . . . How we serve our brothers and sisters .. . . how we conduct ourselves on a daily basis.  You see, yes, God gives us freedom to live our life but to live as Christians, we need to know God first and foremost.  In order to live a Godly life we must know and serve God!  So many of us don't live "Godly lives."  We live "ME lives."  In other words, we live our lives satisfying ME!  We live our lives only worrying about ME!  We pick and choose our friends based on what what they can do for ME!  We do things based on whether or not it is convenient for ME!  If we want to say that we know Our Master's voice we must spend time with Him . . .  live with Him . . .  study Him . . . . speak with Him . . . In other words, have a relationship with Him.  And then we will recognize His voice when He speaks to us.  We will understand what He wants for our lives.  We will understand what He would have us do.

PLEASE NOTE:  St. Margaret Church will NOT meet on Sunday, April 18th, 2021.

St. Margaret Church is still being affected, as is the whole world, by the Coronavirus outbreak.  Specifically, our church is not allowed to meet as we would like due to CDC and State recommendations.  But despite these recommendations, our members still continue to pray to Our Heavenly Father.  Our members still continue to reach out to their neighbors and loved ones.  Our members still continue to be the face and hands and instruments of the Lord throughout these troubling times.  Additionally, Fr. Todd also continues to post his sermons and reflections online.  So, please continue to pray for St. Margaret Church and all the Christian Churches throughout the world that we may continue to stay close to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.   

And please remember that you can still show support to St. Margaret Church by sharing these posts on social media . . . sharing the sermons and reflections of Fr. Todd on social media as well.  In this way, despite any sort of "lock-down," you will help St. Margaret Church continue to spread the Gospel and continue to tell the world about our love for Our Blessed Saviour!