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.

Friday IV, Lent

For if the just one be the son of God, he will defend him and deliver him from the hand of his foes. With revilement and torture let us put him to the test that we may have proof of his gentleness and try his patience. Let us condemn him to a shameful death; for according to his own words, God will take care of him." These were their thoughts, but they erred; for they knew not the hidden counsels of God. (Wis 2:1a, 12-22)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040425.cfm
With the Scandal of the Cross, the early church searched the Scriptures seeking to understand the Cross and Resurrection. Today’s passage points us to the “hidden counsels of God.” We adore you O Christ, and we bless you, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have redeemed the world.