Thus says the LORD: This is the nation that does not listen to the voice of the LORD, its God, or take correction. Faithfulness has disappeared; the word itself is banished from their speech. (Jer 7:23-28)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030724.cfm
“Selective hearing” is a universal problem that can have eternal consequences. Perhaps that’s why Lent patiently calls us to LISTEN: If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts (Psalm 95).
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, Week III, Lent
