We are presented with lots of new things this week! A new commandment to love one another, new elders to administer newly established churches, a new heaven and a new earth, a new and eternal Jerusalem, a new order as the former things pass away… yet all these new things still lead us, inevitably, to the one everlasting Kingdom of God. New things mean change and change is hard. New things bring new habits, new commitments, new procedures, new attitudes. Jesus is always there to guide us to our new home… with him in heaven.

This week's readings:
Gospel – John 13: 31-33a, 34-35
1st Reading – Acts 14: 21-27
Psalm 145
2nd Reading – Revelation 21: 1-5a

• (00:00:00) - Intro & Prayer
• (00:02:13) - Gospel & Explanation
• (00:16:21) - First Reading & Explanation
• (00:28:08) - Psalm & Explanation
• (00:31:20) - Second Reading & Explanation
• (00:45:23) - Closing & Credits

This Sunday is Good Shepherd Sunday which reminds us that not only is Jesus our Good Shepherd, but that we are the precious sheep of his flock. That relationship isn’t just one-way! It’s a real, vibrant, living relationship between each of us and Jesus. Revelation reminds us that our destiny is not in this world, it is in heaven. So, no matter how compelling the circumstances of our lives, no matter how important our jobs, no matter the stress and pressure the world places upon us, all that will pass away. In the end, Jesus, our Good Shepherd, always chooses us. But do we always choose him? And for all the times we don’t, Jesus is still there waiting… for us.

This week's readings:
Gospel – John 10: 27-30
1st Reading – Acts 13: 14, 43-52
Psalm 100
2nd Reading – Revelation 7: 9, 14b-17

• (00:00:00) - Introduction & Prayer
• (00:02:08) - Gospel & Explanation
• (00:13:28) - First Reading & Explanation
• (00:27:52) - Psalm & Explanation
• (00:30:00) - Second Reading & Explanation
• (00:43:17) - Closing & Credits

Still trying to comprehend the immensity of the Resurrection and uncertain of their next steps, the disciples return to the familiar – fishing on the Sea of Galilee. Yet even there, Jesus finds them! Jesus completes the healing Peter so desperately needs, after his three-fold denial of Jesus, in the place where it all began. When we are afraid or uncertain, we do the same thing, don’t we? We return to the comfort of the familiar. But Jesus always pursues us… just like he did Peter. And he finds us… to comfort, soothe, and heal our troubled hearts and souls.

This week's readings:
Gospel – John 21: 1-19
1st Reading – Acts 5: 27-32, 40b-41
Psalm 30
2nd Reading – Revelation 5: 11-14

• (00:00:00) - Introduction & Prayer
• (00:02:00) - Gospel & Explanation
• (00:34:43) - First Reading & Explanation
• (00:43:15) - Psalm & Explanation
• (00:46:48) - Second Reading & Explanation
• (00:56:32) - Closing & Credits