✋ Our Hands: Serving the Good Shepherd's Flock (Fr. Mark Beard)

Father Mark Beard delivers a powerful homily for the Fourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday), centering on the importance of our hands and how we use them in service to Christ and His Church. In the readings, the disciples' hands were instruments of healing, teaching, and administering the Sacraments. This homily challenges us to ensure our own hands are used for active good, embodying the works of the Good Shepherd.

The Spiritual Call:
Instruments of Grace: Our hands, like the Apostles', are meant to be instruments of God's love and grace, used for charity, labor, and prayer.

The Opposite of Sin: The homily encourages a disciplined life, ensuring our hands are not used for idle distraction, slander (via texting/typing), or greed, but for active virtue.

The Active Faith: We are called to be an active part of the flock, not just passive recipients, by putting our faith to work through tangible action.

Are your hands serving the Good Shepherd? Use them today to build up the Kingdom of God!