“You did not recognize God’s visitation.” Lk. 19:41-44

Jesus, with his gaze fixed on Jerusalem, sees desolation and destruction. He experiences mercy that moves from the deepest inner life, his “pathos”, passion, for the cry of pain of his people. He feels deep sadness, cries, and says: “I wish you, too, would recognize what leads to peace”.  Jesus makes us aware that we must look to the past to recognize him in the acts of light, where we have been saved, that from there, hope may be inspired to work “walking with others” in the construction of peace, in the places where we carry out our mission. It is essential to recognize God’s passage in our history and in that of our peoples. What is our mission in pursuing the social transformation of our environment?

 Let us pray for the reality of the peoples who live the horror of genocide.