Un Nuevo Despertar ⛅ Jueves 19 Febrero de 2026 | Tele VID
·5 min
The episode begins with a sponsored message from Shopify promoting business tools. Father Carlos Andrés Montoya then greets listeners on this Thursday, noting it is the first week of Lent, a period he describes as a time of conversion, change, and returning to God. He frames Lent as a spiritual desert where believers need God's grace and strength to overcome trials, invoking the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A prayer follows, addressing God as beyond human understanding, thanking Him for mercy and rest, and requesting that prayers lead to salvation and that believers manifest as children of light. The biblical quote is Deuteronomy 30:15-16, which presents a choice between life and happiness versus death and unhappiness, tied to obeying God's commandments. Father Montoya analyzes this text, highlighting the paradox of God placing these options before people so they can choose freely. He stresses that the choice between life and death depends on each individual, not on neighbors, spouses, or others, emphasizing personal freedom in decisions. He explains that decisions lead to either happiness or unhappiness, life or death, and that the option is freely chosen. The episode questions whether listeners are using their freedom well and connects obedience to God's mandates with receiving blessings. It posits that greater obedience brings greater blessings, while lesser obedience brings fewer blessings. This principle is extended to human contexts: disobedience in homes causes problems and difficulties, and disobedience at work leads to issues. Father Montoya concludes that people deprive themselves of blessings through disobedience, blesses the audience, and wishes them a happy Thursday in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, ending with a wish for a happy and holy day.
