Monday 24 March 2025
St Oscar Romero
Exodus 17:1-7. If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts – Ps 94(95):1-2, 6-9. John 4:5-42.
The fruits of our work for God
On the Feast of St Oscar Romero, I’m reminded of the ‘Romero Prayer’. Although attributed to the Salvadoran saint, the words were never uttered by him. Nevertheless, there’s a beautiful sentiment in there about what it means to do the work of God: ‘We cannot do everything, and there is a sense of liberation in realising that . . . We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker.’
In today’s reading, Jesus is driven out of his native place by people who don’t believe in him. Romero was murdered in his native country because he stood up to those in power, joining many others who have been martyred following in Jesus’ footsteps. None of us may live to see the fruits of our work for God, but that doesn’t stop us from labouring, dreaming of a future that’s not our own.
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