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 456c,-8, 18, 21c-25)
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The Responsorial Psalm invites us to pray: Let the clouds rain down the Just One, and the earth bring forth a Savior. The work of justice is God’s work. We are called to share in bringing creation to its fulfillment. Advent prepares us to welcome the coming of the Just One as we celebrate his birth among us. We proclaim what we have seen and heard: that in Christ kindness and truth have met, justice and peace have kissed. Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591) taught the church that emotions can bring us to God through prayer and contemplation. He referred to God as “Amado mío” (My Beloved).
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.
Saint John of the Cross, presbyter & doctor of the church, December 14
