None of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for oneself. For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's. (Rom 14:7-12)
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There is a wonderful old spiritual that sings of God’s providential care, “He’s got you and me, sister, in his hands, He’s got the whole world in His hands.” In uncertain times, it’s easy to give in to fear and to treat one another with suspicion. But Saint Paul reminds us that we live not in fear but in hope, no matter what happens, we are the Lord’s. Today’s photo is from our pilgrimage to the Infant of Prague who is holding the orb representing the world in his hand. https://youtu.be/eJaPrHBDkVM?si=I31YY44pF-W4OS62
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 XXXI, Ordinary Time
