Azariah stood up in the fire and prayed aloud: “For your name’s sake, O Lord, do not deliver us up forever, or make void your covenant. Do not let us be put to shame, but deal with us in your kindness and great mercy. Deliver us by your wonders, and bring glory to your name, O Lord.” (Dn 3:25, 34-43)
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The words of the Scriptures become the words of prayer and lead us to faith and trust in God to deliver us. With their country in flames, the peopel of Ukraine still pray. As their national anthem proudly states: "Ukraine's not dead yet!"
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.
Tuesday, Week III, Lent
