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Catholic Charities USA
Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Today's Lectionary Readings
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"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted" (Psalm 34)
Those of us who have the privilege of serving in the field of
immigration legal services know all too well what it means to be
"close to the brokenhearted."
Families needlessly separated for decades by outdated immigration
laws. Mothers deported away from their children. Asylum seekers
returned to countries from which they fled for their lives. And when
our systems fail them, our hearts break, too.
We are comforted by our faith in God's nearness to those who are
deeply suffering. We do our best to express that nearness through our
work supporting community-based organizations serving low-income
immigrants across the United States. We see our work as demonstrating
the love of God by extending a hand of welcome and support to
vulnerable immigrant families, whenever possible, and to accompany
them on their journeys.
The additional two readings from today also reflect an important truth
from which we draw hope: that, despite all the horrible things going
on in the world today, the truth, goodness, and love of Christ has the
final word. In the first reading, the "wicked" plot to
kill the "just one," but they don't account for the
"hidden counsels of God." In the Gospel, Jesus' life
is threatened as he performs his miracles and proclaims the truth of
who he is. His enemies try to arrest him, but "no one laid a
hand upon him, because his hour had not yet come."
God's ways are mysterious; we are often unable to perceive how
his way of love triumphs amid so much suffering and brokenness facing
our immigrant brothers and sisters. But, as we approach Easter, our
hope increases, and we pray for the light of faith to guide us. We
pray that we can reflect that light to others through our work of
welcome.
Anna Gallagher is executive director of the Catholic Legal Immigration
Network, Inc., or CLINIC.
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