Hearts and the holidays

Today’s readings focus on the figure of Elijah who was “destined… to turn back the hearts of fathers toward their sons” (and, I think we can safely say, vice versa).

Whenever this holiday season reminds us of family relationships that are not as they should be (or were not as they should have been), we need to ask God to send down his mercy on all of us, to heal all that may be hurt and broken, and to bring all of our hearts closer together in the Lord Jesus Christ.