Surprised by the truth
From today’s Scripture: “To you I have entrusted my cause.”—Jer 20:12
It is human to complain to God if one is mistreated. Yet the trust in God prevails, because God is always with the poor and those who place their faith in God.
The chapter preceding today’s reading in Jeremiah compares the siege that will beset Jerusalem to a broken potter’s flask. After his arrest by those who did not want to hear prophecy, Jeremiah enters into a deep crisis of self-confidence.
We have our own confidence crisis today, as we navigate the many ways the pandemic affected our lives. Some supported vaccinations; others opposed them. The same was true with masks. The disagreements created our own crisis of confidence. Who do we believe?
Let us pray: O Lord Jesus, help me place my trust in you. Give me confidence that, even as the things change around me, that you are always with me. In these final days of Lent, help me, Lord, to contemplate what you are facing. Please let me be your friend on the way to Golgotha.
Today’s author is Glenmary Father François Pellisier, active in marriage and prison ministries from his home in South Georgia.
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