Read Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22
7 My people cry out to me,
‘Even though
our sins accuse us,
help us, Lord, as you have promised.
We have turned
away from you many times;
we have sinned
against you.
8 You are Israel’s only hope;
you are the one
who saves us from disaster.
Why are you
like a stranger in our land,
like a
traveller who stays for only one night?
9 Why are you like someone taken by surprise,
like a soldier
powerless to help?
Surely, Lord, you are with us!
We are your
people;
do not abandon us.’ ”
10 The Lord says about these people, “They love
to run away from me, and they will not control themselves. So I am not pleased
with them. I will remember the wrongs they have done and punish them because of
their sins.”
19 Lord,
have you completely rejected Judah?
Do you hate the
people of Zion?
Why have you
hurt us so badly
that we cannot
be healed?
We looked for
peace, but nothing good happened;
we hoped for
healing, but terror came instead.
20 We have sinned against you, Lord;
we confess our
own sins
and the sins of
our ancestors.
21 Remember your promises and
do not despise
us; do not bring disgrace on Jerusalem,
the place of
your glorious throne.
Do not break
the covenant you made with us.
22 None of the idols of the nations can send
rain;
the sky by
itself cannot make showers fall.
We have put our
hope in you, O Lord our God,
because you are
the one who does these things. [1]
Think
After centuries of injustice, of rejecting God, of turning
away from God’s law and God’s love the people of Israel are in real
trouble. God the Father has protected
them from the consequences of their behavior for far too long. Now they
complain to him because they feel he has abandoned him; but who has abandoned
who?
Pray
Lord, help us not to take advantage of your grace, and if we
do – have mercy on us; transform and renew us we humbly pray.
[1]
American Bible Society. (1992). The Holy
Bible: The Good news Translation (2nd ed.). New York: American Bible
Society.
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