I give them eternal life

I am sure, like me, you are grieved when you read or hear about the lastest casualties in the various wars: Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine and so many others. The majority of whom are always the innocent women and children.

This is why I was deeply comforted by Jesus words in this week’s Gospel John 10: 27-30 ‘I give them eternal life, and they will never perish.’ They made me aware that Jesus is not distant and uninvolved. He is present in the midst of every tragedy, holding close each wounded heart, each lost child, each grieving parent. His promise of eternal life is not a vague consolation, but a profound assurance that no suffering is unnoticed, no death is meaningless.

He is the Good Shepherd who knows His sheep by name, who walks with them through the valley of shadow, and who carries them when the weight is too much to bear. In a world torn by violence, His words remind us that love is stronger than death, and that He is always gathering the innocent into the safety of His embrace.

Yet, Jesus is not a ‘Lone Ranger’ swooping in to rescue the world as a solitary hero on a horse. His saving work is not detached or distant—it is profoundly incarnational. Jesus chooses to work through us, His followers. We are His Body now, called to be His physical presence in the world.

Our hands are meant to be His hands that reach out to heal and comfort. Our feet are to walk the roads of compassion and justice. Our voices are to speak words of peace and truth. In every act of kindness, every stand for the vulnerable, and every effort to bring reconciliation, Christ is at work—through us.

This sacred responsibility reminds us that faith is not a passive waiting for God to intervene, but an active, loving response to His call—a daily participation in His ongoing mission of healing and hope. The spiritual tradition refers to this as ‘contemplation in action,’ a dynamic way of living that unites deep interior prayer with compassionate service.

It means that our quiet moments with God are not escapes from the world’s pain, but the very source of our strength to engage it. In contemplation, we receive God’s love; in action, we share it. This integration allows us to see Christ in the suffering and to become Christ for others. It is in this rhythm of prayer and action that our faith finds its fullest expression—not only in what we believe, but in how we live.

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