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Lent - Week Five 2010
By Pat Lee | March 25, 2010
Thursday : March 25, 2010
Readings: Jeremiah 20: 10-13 John 10: 31-42
Scripture Verse: “O Lord of hosts, you who test the just, who probe mind and heart to you I have entrusted my cause” Jeremiah 20: 12
Reflection: What does it mean to be free? Some might think that being free means they have no responsibilities. They can come and go as they choose, do what they want when they want.
In our baptism we promise to “proclaim by word and example the good news of God in Christ.” (BAS page 159) We accept responsibility for preaching the gospel in word and deed. In being faithful to this mission we become free.
Jeremiah was a prophet who found his freedom in proclaiming God’s word to the people of Israel. In so doing he became free from the jeers, threats, mocking and violence that surrounded his ministry. He was free to proclaim that the Lord rescues the life of the poor from the power of the wicked.
Jesus speaks of his commission to be God’s Son. Jesus speaks the Word of God and does the work of God. In so doing he is free from being trapped by the expectations and fears of the people around him.
So many times in our lives, God calls us to be free to proclaim the good news of Jesus. God calls us to rise above the murmurings and mocking that are around us in our culture and to speak God’s word of love and to work for God’s will for justice in a world trapped in greed and accumulation. We might read 1 Corinthians 9:16 and reflect on Paul’s insights.
In Lent we are invited to experience the freedom that comes with faithfulness to the mission and ministry entrusted to us.
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