April 19 – Misericordias Domini (Easter III)

 

April 19 – Misericordias Domini (Easter III) – The lost, the straying, the injured and the weak (Ezekiel 34:16): these are loved by the Lord, and they should also be loved by each of us. The widow, the orphan, the unborn, the single parent, the dying: for these Christ the Good Shepherd lives, as surely as He does for all His sheep. And there are still other sheep to be brought into this fold (John 10:16). With this in mind, we also seek the lost and work to bring back, bind up, and strengthen fellow lost and wandering sheep, as the Lord gives us opportunity, knowing that Christ has also died for them (1 Peter 2:25) and that His goodness and mercy are for all. Rev. Dr. Aric Fenske

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