Just as the host of heaven cannot be numbered and the sands of the sea cannot be counted, so I will multiply the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister to me. (Jeremiah 33:22 NABRE)
Jeremiah lived near Jerusalem about 600 years before Jesus. He was a prophet who watched as his country turned away from the Lord. He tried to convince his people to turn back to God, but they did not listen to him and even threw him into prison. We're told he predicted and then saw them suffer as a result. Within a few years, he could only watch, perhaps even from prison, as the country was overrun by enemies and the king was taken away in exile.
Today's verse is part of a passage of God's words which were given directly to Jeremiah. It is a prediction of what will be done during the next six centuries leading to the birth of Jesus, a descendant of David!
Today, I will heed the call of Jeremiah and all the prophets and saints to turn to God in all things and ask forgiveness for all the times I fell short of that call.
Saint John Paul II, who asked us in 1978 to "Open wide the doors to Christ," pray for us.
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