I think that often times
we see ourselves as blessed or cursed based upon how we are doing in the ways
of the world. If we are successful at
work, esteemed by family and friends, if we are economically successful and are
able to make a good living, then we see these things as blessing from the
Lord. We take a lot for granted though,
don’t we? When we are in good health,
when our personal relationships are doing ok, we chug along in life and don’t
even think twice about it.
But our reading from
Jeremiah tells us that we are cursed if we put our trust in human beings, if we
put the things of the world ahead of God.
But, whether it is subconsciously or very consciously, I think that is
what a lot of us do. If we don’t put our
trust in the Lord, Jeremiah tells us that we are like a barren bush in the
desert that stays static and does not change with the seasons. May we look into our hearts this Lenten
season to see how we need to change and return to the Lord.
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