LENT AS A MOMENT OF COMING BACK TO LIFE
Homily for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year A Fr. Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch Ezekiel 37:12-14; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 A man once shared how he lost all motivation after a series of setbacks and failures. He said that he was physically alive, but inwardly, he felt buried - no joy, no direction, no hope. One day, a friend said to him, “You are not dead, you are just buried under too many things.” That statement changed him. Slowly, he began to rise again. In many ways, this is the experience the Fifth Sunday of Lent places before us: the call to come back to life. Since the beginning of Lent, our Lenten journey has been unfolding step by step. On the First Sunday, we entered the desert, where we confronted temptation and learned dependence on God. On the Second Sunday, we climbed the mountain, where we encountered God’s glory and were invited to transformation. On the Third Sunday, we stood at the well, recognizing our deep thirst and allowing Christ to satisfy it. On the Fourth Sunday, w...
