Even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart. (Jl 2:12-18)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021424.cfm
In one sense Lent is really not about us—about what we’re going to do for God, but rather Lent is about what God has already done for us in Christ. Our fasting, prayer and works of charity are an expression of our thanksgiving to God for such wondrous Love. May you have a joyful Lent!
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.
Ash Wednesday, 2024—Saint Valentine Day
