As they walked on conversing, a flaming chariot and flaming horses came between them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. When Elisha saw it happen he cried out, “My father! my father! Israel’s chariots and drivers!” But when he could no longer see him, Elisha gripped his own garment and tore it in two. (2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061522.cfm
With the Prophet Elijah being carried away to heaven in a flaming chariot, the torch is passed to Elisha who becomes prophet carrying the mantle of Elijah.
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 XI, Ordinary Time
