Catholic Homily for November 6, 2025

The God Who Never Gives Up

Thursday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time
Luke 15:1–10

The Complaint That Started It All

The religious leaders were angry at Jesus. They watched Him eating dinner with tax collectors, prostitutes, and other people they considered terrible sinners. They whispered to each other: “Look at Him! He welcomes sinners and actually eats with them!”

To them, this was scandalous. Good religious people weren’t supposed to associate with bad people. But Jesus heard their complaints and responded with two simple stories that reveal the heart of God.

Story #1: The Shepherd and One Lost Sheep

A shepherd has 100 sheep. One wanders off and gets lost. What does the shepherd do?

He leaves the 99 safe sheep and goes searching for the one that’s missing. He searches everywhere – through thorns, over rocks, in dangerous places. When he finally finds it, he doesn’t scold the sheep or make it walk home as punishment. He carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

When he gets home, he calls all his friends and neighbors: “Celebrate with me! I found my lost sheep!”

Story #2: The Woman and One Lost Coin

A woman has 10 valuable silver coins. One goes missing in her house. What does she do?

She lights a lamp, gets her broom, and sweeps the entire house carefully. She looks under furniture, in corners, everywhere. When she finally finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors: “Celebrate with me! I found my lost coin!”

God Counts Differently Than We Do

These stories reveal something amazing about God’s heart:

We protect the 99. He pursues the 1.
Most of us would think: “Well, losing one out of 100 isn’t too bad. At least I still have 99.” But God thinks: “I refuse to lose even one.”

We accept losses. He refuses to lose.
We write people off. We give up on difficult family members, impossible coworkers, or friends who’ve made bad choices. But God never stops searching.

We count success by numbers. He counts success by names.
God doesn’t just see statistics. He sees faces, stories, individual hearts that matter to Him.

What It Means to Be Found

Repentance isn’t humiliation – it’s being found. When someone turns back to God, it’s not about groveling or being embarrassed. It’s about discovering they were never forgotten, never written off, always loved.

It’s resting on the Shepherd’s shoulders. When you’re lost and tired and can’t find your way home, God doesn’t make you walk back on your own. He carries you.

It’s shining again in the Owner’s hand. Like that lost coin, you might feel worthless when you’re lost in the dirt and darkness. But when God finds you, you discover your true value again.

Heaven’s joy has a name, a face, a story. The celebration in heaven isn’t abstract or general. It’s specific: “Sarah came home! Michael remembered who he is! Linda decided to trust God again!”

Where People Get Lost

Notice something important: The coin was lost inside the house. This means people can be lost in two places:

Outside the Church: Some people are obviously far from God – they don’t go to church, don’t pray, don’t think about spiritual things.

Inside the Church: But some people are present in the pews but absent in their hearts. They go through the motions but their relationship with God is cold or dead.

The Church isn’t a club for people who have it all together. It’s a search party with lights on and doors open, constantly looking for people who need to be found.

Three Ways to Join God’s Search Party Today

1. Light a Lamp

Make an honest examination of your own heart.

Are you lost inside the house? Are you going through the religious motions but missing a real relationship with God? Light the lamp of honest self-reflection. If you find areas where you’ve drifted from God, go to confession or have an honest conversation with Him about where you are spiritually.

2. Sweep the House

Notice who is missing nearby and make the first move.

Look around your family, workplace, neighborhood, and friend group. Who has drifted away from God or from community? Don’t wait for them to come back on their own. Like the woman searching for her coin, be intentional about reaching out. Make the first phone call, send the first text, extend the first invitation.

3. Carry with Joy

Lift someone’s burden and welcome them without questions.

When people are ready to come back to God or back to community, don’t make them prove themselves first. Like the shepherd carrying the sheep, help carry their load. Welcome them with joy, not interrogation. Don’t ask, “Where have you been?” or “Why did you leave?” Just celebrate that they’re back.

The Heart of the Gospel

Jesus told these stories to explain why He ate with sinners. He wasn’t condoning their sin – He was demonstrating God’s relentless love.

The religious leaders thought God was like them: disgusted by sin, keeping His distance from messy people, focused on protecting the “good” ones. But Jesus showed them that God is like a shepherd who leaves everything to find one lost sheep, and like a woman who lights every lamp and sweeps every corner until she finds what’s precious to her.

There is more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous people who don’t need repentance. This doesn’t mean God doesn’t love faithful people, but it shows how much He values every single person who comes home.

Join the Search

God is constantly searching for lost people. He invites us to share in His work – to be shepherds who pursue the lost, and careful searchers who light lamps and sweep houses until everyone precious to God is found.

Let us share the Shepherd’s work and the Woman’s diligence, until the lost are found and the house is full.

Some people in your life need to be found. God is searching for them, and He wants you to help. Will you light a lamp, sweep the house, and carry with joy?

Prayer for the day

Lord Jesus, thank You for never giving up on us when we’re lost. Help us see people the way You see them – not as statistics, but as precious individuals worth searching for. Give us hearts like the Good Shepherd who pursues every lost sheep, and like the careful woman who sweeps every corner. Show us who in our lives needs to be found, and give us wisdom and love to help bring them home. Make us a Church that celebrates every person who returns to You. Amen.

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