12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The prophet Jeremiah had his share of troubles as a prophet. The selection
from today's reading, while it recounts the plottings of his
enemies to take vengeance on him, begins after a preceding sentence
in which Jeremiah laments “Cursed be the day on which I was born.” What
he sees as a miserable life doesn't improve when his friends seem to turn
against him. After cataloging his woes, he turns to the praises of God, his “mighty champion” who has “rescued the life of the poor from the power of
the wicked.” Lamentation turns to proclaiming the good news of God's abiding
love... (more)
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