As we begin Ordinary Time now that the Christmas Season is over, we begin reading from the First Book of Samuel. Sometimes we can take on the attitude that these are nice stories but what do they have to do with present times. This is a mistake and it is why we are called to ask the Holy Spirit to help us understand what the message might be.
Today, we march here in Charlotte. Next week, many of us will march in our state capital of Raleigh. And the week after that, many of us will join many thousands more and march in our nation’s capital of Washington, D.C.