Good morning, good people. May the Risen Lord give you peace and happiness.  

It is on 22nd April 2024.  We reflect on Acts 11:1-18 and John 10:1-10.  

God’s love is free for all.  

“Who are we to stand in God’s way?” (Acts.11:17).

The first reading brings out the criticism on St. Peter for having been associating with uncircumcised people.  

Some people believe that only a few people are so close to the heart of God.  To them, St. Peter testifies that God’s love is free for all.  

God needs a human heart, not merely a bunch of human ideology to love.  

God’s love is free, unmerited, and for everyone.

Prejudice kills the vision of God on love.  The vision of God is God’s love is free, unmerited, and for everyone.  

In today’s reading, God extends God’s special favour to the non-Jews.  The mission to the non-Jews was gloriously inaugurated by St. Peter and that is why we are believers today.  

The vision of Peter is the mission of the entire church.  

Life through repentance is for all people.  

The Gospel reiterates the theme of the Good Shepherd.  

Jesus is our Good Shepherd, who is the gate of our lives.  

He leads us and allows us to enter eternal life through Him.  

Jesus is the life within us. 

“I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full.” (Jn.10:10). 

We too are invited to care for others

The love of Jesus is for all because He knows his flock, guides them, defends them, and makes an enormous sacrifice for them in every moment of their lives.  

We too are invited to care for others, guide others and guard others from the evil ones.  

May the Lord Jesus continue to bless us all.  

Have a good day.

Fr. Peter Fernando, OFMCap.
Director, Office of Family Ministry, Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia (AVOSA).Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.♣Website:https://reflectionsofpeter.org/.♣Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/samarpet