Say to them: This is the nation which does not listen to the voice of the LORD, its God, or take correction. Faithfulness has disappeared; the word itself is banished from their speech. (Jeremiah 7:28 NABRE)
Written about 2,600 years ago, these words seem strangely familiar today. As we engage as a nation in our elections process, as we struggle as a nation with violence toward our police and in schools, and as we worry about the impact of global financial challenges, never has there been a better time to listen to God's voice. Let faithfulness be our first response. May we listen first for the voice of the Lord as he speaks into our days. Let us take his perfect correction in cases when we experience conviction in our spirit. May we begin in our personal affairs and come to express our faithfulness in the public forums in which we participate.
Today, I will listen to the voice of the Lord and heed his correction.
Saint Katharine Drexel, whose life is an obvious reminder that holiness can be lived in today’s culture, pray for us.
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