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 VI, Easter

Responsorial Psalm      (Psalm 138)
R. Your right hand saves me, O Lord. Alleluia.
Your right hand saves me.
The LORD will complete what he has done for me;
your kindness, O LORD, endures forever;
forsake not the work of your hands.
R. Your right hand saves me, O Lord. Alleluia.
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051623.cfm
As the Psalmist joyfully proclaims that God’s mercy and kindness endure forever. God never abandons or forsakes us. We are the work of God’s hands. As Julian of Norwich (1343-1416) reminded the church 650 years ago: “All shall be well, all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.” As Julian says, “Love holds us fast and will not let us go.”