Thus says the LORD: Lo, I am about to create new heavens and a new earth, The things of the past shall not be remembered or come to mind. Instead, there shall always be rejoicing and happiness in what I create. (Is 65:17-21)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/033125.cfm
A new heavens, a new earth. Given the state of the world and the complete mess we’ve made of it, the hope of a new heavens and a new earth makes no sense whatsoever without a whole new us. And that is exactly what God promises. We will be God’s joy and delight. No more weeping, no more crying, no more homelessness, no more hunger. So what’s the catch? We have to leave our past ways of war, greed and injustice, and choose to be the people God creates us to be.
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.
Monday IV, Lent
