Seek good and not evil,
that you may live;
Then truly the LORD, the God of hosts,
will be with you as you claim. (Amos 5:14 NABRE)
Amos was a prophet of divine judgment whose message stands as one of the most powerful voices ever to challenge hypocrisy and injustice. He delivered his oracles in about the year 750 B.C.*
The fundamental call to seek good and not evil is a strong statement exhorting us even today to turn our hearts around.
This week, I have found myself returning to thoughts of Jesus as a brother and a friend. I have been involved in conversation with him. Thinking of his real presence with me. There is something about just being in his company that enriches me. I am reminded that there is good, that I have choices, and that my Lord is not ever too far away.
Today, on this Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent, I will be joyful in Jesus' presence.
Saints Perpetua and Felicity, young mothers in second-century Carthage, North Africa, who were martyred for refusing to renounce your faith in Christ, pray for us.
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