Jeremiah has the nickname the weeping prophet. This
man was unique in that he prophesied to God’s people prior to, during and after
the most devastating event in their history—the Babylonian exile.
Jeremiah wears his heart on a sleeve and expresses to
God exactly what he is thinking.
Today is a great example: “Woe
to me, mother, that you gave me birth! A man of strife and contention to all the land!” Sometimes our prayer consists of
telling God what we think He wants us
to say. Yet true prayer is honest
prayer—God already knows what you are thinking, feeling and going through any
way so tell Him.
Jeremiah also couples his honest struggles with faith
and hope in God’s promises to His people.
Today he cites the Word of God as one of his sources of hope: “When I found your words, I devoured them; they
became my joy and the happiness of my heart…”
Like Jeremiah, may we grow in our prayer lives to give
to God all that we experience, both
the good and the bad. In times of
difficulty, may our hope be founded on God’s love and fidelity, especially in
His holy scriptures.
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