Then Jesus said to all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. What profit is there for one to gain the whole world yet lose or forfeit himself?” (Lk 9:22-25)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021524.cfm
At the beginning of this Lenten journey, the Lord is very clear about what’s at stake. Traveling alone we would soon get lost. But the Lord gives us good companions on the Way and reminds us that the journey is worth it all.
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.
Thursday after Ash Wednesday
