–John 21:15 -This
verse is the inspiration for the hymn “I
am Jesus’ Little Lamb“{LSB 740} Three times Peter denied his Lord. Three
times Jesus asks the question “Peter…do you love me more than these?" Thus, the
Savior asks us today, “Do you love Me?” “Do we love Jesus more than people,
more than your occupation, more than things? In the case of Peter, these things
were the tools of his trade – fishing gear.
We are asked to
prioritize what is chiefly important in our lives. True we can take great
responsibility in our work, in our freedoms, in our leisure. What takes this
highest priority? What is the most important? And of course, why? Allow the
words of this hymn to inspire you.
The Savior calls us to discipleship, to take up His
cross and follow Him. In this Easter season, we are directed by the Savior to
affirm the new life He gives us and to share with others the hope that we have
in Him. Scripture reminds us “in a
twinkling of an eye” we will all be gone – What shall be said of us then?
May it be said of us that we remain a sheep of His fold, a lamb of His flock, a
sinner of His own redeeming.
Collect for
Easter 4:Almighty God, merciful Father, since You have wakened
from death the Shepherd of Your sheep, grant us Your Holy Spirit that, when we
hear the voice of our Shepherd, we may know Him who calls us each by name and
follow where He leads; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who
lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
The Sacrament
of the Altar, copyright © Ed Riojas,
Higher Things
Collect for Easter 4 copyright © 2006 Lutheran Service Book, Concordia Publishing House, St, Louis
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