34 Sun A / end of the CHURCH-YEAR

pls note: last week (10. - 17.11.2014) I was in CH for the funeral of our youngest brother KARL LEU  * 31.12.1948  + 01.11.2014
For the end of the CHURCH-YEAR I'm back...   to celebrate...

On this Sunday we have to celebrate a lot: as the 34th Sunday it's also the last Sunday of the famous CHURCH-YEAR, declared as the feast of CHRIST the KING
and this year it's also the end of the YEAR of the FAMILY.

As we are going to end the CHURCH-YEAR there is the question: How did you do it?
Did you celebrate the LIFE of Jesus Christ: His life-style and his message ?
Sure it' was a priority for you to establish the KINGDOM of GOD (to participate with the fulness of LIFE) in your situation ??? What a great word !
You have gone at least 52 times to participate actively on the celebration of the Eucharist ??? What has been the profit and your engagement ???

Now the end of the FAMILY-YEAR ! EZEKIEL (34.11-17) + Psalm (22) are very clear: God himself and his people know: "God is the excellent sheperd"
This message has gone deep into the heart of all our Christian Communities (Cty).
Every Sunday the Cty's had a special prayer to tell the SHEPHERD: what they like and what HE may do: increase...  grant us...  teach us...  make them... help them...
protect...   grant...  teach... give us...  It's wonderful: the Cty ask the SHEPHERD:
HE may do...  and the Cty: what are they doing ? no plan, no action - only prayer:
HE may do ! Not one Cty came together to find ways to improve family-life.
Something has gone terribly wrong ! How do you understand Ezekiel ?
God is a excellent SHEPHERD because HE has given the responsibility of all into the hands of mankind! God has given heart + brain, hand + foot, relationship + the skill to work together - and after we have used alll our best skills we "see " (understand)
the Holy spirit has been light, has given aim, encouragement and strength.
But we have to do the work cf. Mt 25.31-46  giving food and drink, welcoming strangers, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and prisoners...
For Christians there is a story; God has gone in hiding
                                                and Jesus has shown where to find Him