By Fr. Jose “Joesum” Sumampong, Jr.
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for May 14, 2017 (Fifth Sunday of Easter – A):
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Kindly open your Bible and Read Jn 14:1-12
Points for Reflection: I am sharing to my dear readers these stories which I have
collected to help you reflect as the Universal Church celebrates the Fifth Sunday of
Easter. Here they are:
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# 1.Jesus chose them to be his apostles. The Greek word "apostolos" means
"someone who is sent out." It can be used for an envoy or an ambassador. They were
to be his ambassadors to men.
A little girl in Sunday School heard this lesson about the apostles. Being very
young, she did not quite get the right word. So she came home and told her parents that
she had been learning about Jesus' samples.
Well, an ambassador is the man who in a foreign land represents his country. He is,
supremely, the sample of his country. He is ever sent to be the sample for Christ. .. by
his words and deeds.(Barclay Christian REPRESENTING CHRIST)++++
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# 2. Out on the farm I met the farmer walking down the lane carrying a half-grown
sheep. He greeted me, "Have to look after the stray."
I asked, "How do they get lost with a fence around them?" ''They just nibble
themselves lost," he answered. ''They just keep their heads down and just wander from
one green patch to another. Sometimes they come to a hole in the fence, but they never
find the hole to get back again."
This parable repeats itself in our lives. We eat ourselves lost; we work ourselves
lost We don't look up. We wander from one wish or mirage to another. We get our
heads in the pits, We can't see the way back again. Thank God for the Good Shepherd
who always comes to seek and save the lost. (Eugene E. Schmidt , LOST
SHEEP)++++
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# 3. In the spring of 1927, a shy young man climbed into a small plane in New York.
The plane taxied down the runway and then lifted into the air. Thirty hours later the
young man landed his plane in Paris. As he taxied to a stop, thousands of people
surged forward from all directions, almost crushing the young man and his plane.
Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean.
Days later President Coolidge had the famous pilot and his famous plane, the Spirit of
St. Louis, put aboard a ship, the U. S. Memphis, and brought home to a hero's welcome
in New York. Writing about the adventure later, Lindbergh recalled two exciting
episodes.
One occurred as he neared Europe. Spotting a fishing boat in the ocean, he flew
low over it, shouting at the very top of his voice, asking directions. But the fishermen
couldn't understand him. So he continued on in the direction he thought was right.
Fortunately, it was. ++++
The second episode occurred a few days after the history-making crossing. Lindbergh
had flown to England for something and was returning to France. But the visibility was
bad, and he was having a hard time navigating, using only ground landmarks. Suddenly
he spotted a plane ahead of him. Assuming it was on its way to Paris, he caught up with
it and followed it. Fortunately, the plane was on its way to Paris, and he arrived safely at
his destination. (Illustrated Sunday Homilies