Throughout history God has always raised up saints to lead
his people.
We begin the story of one of the
great men in salvation history—Moses.
Today he is spared the death sentence of Pharaoh in order to one day follow
God’s will and lead the Israelites out of slavery to Egypt.
In recent times he gave us John
Paul the Great in the midst of communism, secularism and the sexual
revolution. In the midst of
poverty-stricken India he called Blessed Mother Theresa to serve the poor. In our own neck of the woods he sent
men and women like Bishop Baraga and Monsignor Josef Buh to evangelize far from
home to unchurched people.
As we heard the condemnations of various cities in
Israel, I couldn’t help but picture Jesus chastising the United States. We live in a country that has lost the
sense of marriage, experienced broken family life and supported abortion. We must take seriously Jesus’ words: “For if the mighty deeds done in
your midst had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this
day. But I tell you, it will be more
tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of
judgment than for you.”
Through these dark times, God will continue to raise
saints to lead his people. You are
these saints called to bring God’s love and mercy to our world.
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