Humanity often forgets God and trusts in its own power, like people who, after mastering nature, forget their dependence on it. Like sheep without a shepherd, people who turn away from God risk confusion, danger, and spiritual emptiness.

Yet God is the Good Shepherd, not a tyrant. He cares for His people, sustains them, and in Christ gives His life to save them. True wisdom is recognizing our need for Him rather than chasing temporary things that cannot give lasting life.

The call is to turn back to God, trust in His care, and follow Him, knowing that in Him alone are true life, beauty, and salvation.

Jesus calls His disciples to bear witness to Him and share the message of salvation with the world. The Church is not a social group but God’s instrument, belonging to the Lord and sent to proclaim His unchanging truth.

As a congregation, believers are called out of sin and gathered together as one body—no one can live the Christian life alone. The Church is like a family, where members support one another rather than abandon each other, following Christ’s example of patience and mercy.

Through the parish, God continues to care for His people by giving His Word, the sacraments, forgiveness of sins, and many blessings. All of this is part of the rich grace entrusted to the Church, which believers are called to receive with gratitude and share with others, so that all may come to eternal life in Christ.

Mary Magdalene believed she had lost everything when Jesus died—He had given her new life, and without Him, nothing seemed to remain. Even the thought of His lifeless body was a last comfort, and when it was gone, her grief felt complete and hopeless.

Yet her despair reflects a deeper truth about humanity: we feel lost without God. But unlike us, God never loses hope. Out of His love, He sent His Son to restore us—not only to forgive, but to give us new and greater life.

The resurrection of Jesus transforms everything. What seemed like the end becomes a new beginning: death is not the final word, and in Christ, hope is never lost. What Mary thought was the loss of everything was, in truth, the beginning of eternal life—for her and for all who believe.