Jeremiah was lamenting the way bad was returned for good. Here Jeremiah was called by God to proclaim repentance, but rather than heed his message, his enemies were plotting against him. Jeremiah called them to turn back to the Lord, to turn God’s wrath away from them. Yet, we see this being repeated in Jesus’ journey many centuries after Jeremiah. Here Jesus was proclaiming God’s kingdom, calling the people back to the Lord, but he told his disciples that he was going to handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, those who opposed him and who wanted to destroy him. Yet, his disciples did not understand what he was saying. They thought mostly of their own interests and their own self gain. Jesus states that his disciples will also have to drink the bitter cup of suffering. Even though the disciples had not done anything wrong, even though the disciples were striving to do good, they would have to suffer if they were continue on the road of discipleship. Yet, we are told by Jesus, that we are to follow his example. We are called to serve, not to be served. We are called to proclaim his Gospel message to the world.
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