The Scriptures for this week, the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, are from Jeremiah, Psalms, Ephesians, and Mark. In this week’s episode, entitled Being Good Shepherds, we will explore how all of us are responsible for being good leaders and faithful followers. Those two roles may appear to be mutually exclusive, but in truth, they are two sides of the same coin because a good leader teaches us how to effectively lead others. Scripture tells us that Jesus is the Good Shepherd, the leader whose voice we must listen to and whose actions we must learn to follow.  As we journey through these passages, we will acknowledge that sometimes we follow bad leaders and listen to the wrong voices. So, we must ask ourselves how can we make prayer a priority in our lives so that we are always listening to the voice of Jesus?

This week's readings:
Gospel - Mark 6: 30-34
1st Reading - Jeremiah 23: 1-6
Psalm 23
2nd Reading - Ephesians 2: 13-18