Let justice descend, O heavens, like dew from above,
like gentle rain let the skies drop it down.
Let the earth open and salvation bud forth;
let justice also spring up!
I, the LORD, have created this. (Is 45:6c-8, 21c-25)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121521.cfm
At this time of year, thanks to the Angel Tree at the entrance to our churches, many of us are moved to acts of charity. But Advent calls us to the next step beyond charity, to work for justice. The One whose coming we await is the Just One . . . even as Advent calls us to pray: Let the clouds rain down the Just One, and the earth bring forth a Savior (Is 45:8).
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Wednesday, Week III, Advent
