I have to be honest, I don\u2019t like what\u2019s going on in this country of ours. There is much that disturbs me to the core of my being. Is some of it political? Of course it is, but it\u2019s not due to my association to a particular political party. It\u2019s political because it simply is. It seems that everything is political these days and when it is not, someone makes it political. It seems to me like we\u2019ve fallen in love with the division that politics can so easily create. I hate it all. It\u2019s getting us nowhere good and I see the ugliness of it all keep getting stronger.<\/p>\n
As pastor, I struggle with keeping my mouth shut for the sake of peace and unity among us. I struggle with the helplessness I feel when I see people living in fear and witness what the fear is doing to families and individuals. Sometimes I feel that I just struggle and struggle and struggle to keep hope alive, to keep praying, and to keep going. I think that anyone with any sense of social responsibility is going through a very rough time these days.<\/p>\n
And then\u2026I encounter those who really have it tough, who live in justified fear and I hear them say: \u201cWe will not give into it. We will take the images of Our Lady of Guadalupe into our homes. We will gather. We won\u2019t be afraid. We need her now more than ever and we will honor the love she has for us and the love we have for her. We will welcome her into our homes so that she can help us dispel our fear.\u201d<\/p>\n
And then\u2026I see again. I know again. I hope again. I believe again.<\/p>\n
Est\u00e1n en mis oraciones y en mi coraz\u00f3n
\nPeace and good. Friar Julio<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Debo ser honesto , no me gusta lo que est\u00e1 pasando en este pa\u00eds. Hay muchas cosas que me perturban profundamente. \u00bfTiene algo de pol\u00edtico? Claro que s\u00ed, pero no se debe a mi afiliaci\u00f3n a un partido pol\u00edtico en particular. Es pol\u00edtico porque simpl eme nte lo es. Parece que todo es pol\u00edtico hoy en d\u00eda, y cuando no lo es, alguien lo politiza. Me parece que nos hemos enamorado de la divisi\u00f3n que la pol\u00edtica puede crear tan f\u00e1cilmente. Lo odio todo. No nos lleva a ninguna parte y veo que la fealdad de todo esto se hace cada vez m\u00e1s fuerte.<\/p>\n
Como p\u00e1rroco, me cuesta mantener la boca cerrada por el bien de la paz y la unidad entre nosotros. Me cuesta la impotencia que siento al ver a gente viviendo con miedo y presenciar lo que el miedo les est\u00e1 haciendo a familias e individuos. A veces sien to que lucho una y otra vez por mantener viva la esperanza, por seguir orando y por seguir adelante. Creo que cualquier persona con un
\nm\u00ednimo de sentido de responsabilidad social est\u00e1 pasando por un momento muy dif\u00edcil estos d\u00edas.<\/p>\n
Y entonces \u2026 me encuentro con quienes la pasan realmente mal, quienes viven con un miedo justificado, y les oigo decir: “No nos dejaremos vencer. Llevaremos las im\u00e1genes de Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de Guadalupe a nuestros hogares. Nos reuniremos. No tendremos miedo. La necesitamos ahora m\u00e1s que nunca y honraremos el amor que ella nos tiene y el amor que nosotros le tenemos a ella. L a
\nrecibiremos en nuestros hogares para que nos ayude a disipar el miedo”.<\/p>\n
Y entonces \u2026 vuelvo a ver. Vuelvo a saber. Vuelvo a tener esperanza. Vuelvo a creer .<\/p>\n
Est\u00e1n en mis oraciones y en mi coraz\u00f3n.
\nPaz y bien. Fray Julio<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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