It just hit me today that the short responsory in the Morning office during Lent is really quite beautiful. It says: It is he who will free me from the snare of the hunters. – It is he who will free me from the snare of the hunters. And from the evil word. – It is he who will free me from the snare of the hunters. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. – It is he who will free me from the snare of the hunters. It is such a wonderful visual…. That the “hunter” - the evil one, the demons are always ensnaring me in their traps. And the Lord, in his great Mercy is freeing me from those traps and snares. As I go through my day, and often see and yes get ensnared, it is so hopeful to know Jesus is there to set me free again. Mercy!
