Then Eli understood that the LORD was calling the youth. So Eli said to Samuel, “Go to sleep, and if you are called, reply, ‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.’” When Samuel went to sleep in his place, the LORD came and revealed his presence, calling out as before, “Samuel, Samuel!” Samuel answered, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” (1 Sam 3:1-10, 19-20)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011426.cfm
God calls whom God wills. The call of the child Samuel reminds us that even the smallest can make a difference. I have always loved the story of the boy who heard God calling in the night. https://youtu.be/cDdniihKBzI?si=vrkfp4wWaT1lxdNq
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.
Wednesday I, Ordinary Time
