Sunday, November 28, 1999
Sunday, November 28, 1999
Then the LORD put out his hand and touched my mouth; and the LORD said to
me, "Now I have put my words in your mouth.
His inability to hold his tongue cost him dearly. He was banished for a time from the priesthood.
He was humiliated on more than one occasion for nothing more than expressing his convictions.
But still he came back for more. Why couldn't he keep quiet? What was this fire that burned
within him?
He could have enjoyed a peaceful life. He had the soul of a poet. He observed with joy the
blossoming of the almond in early spring. He wrote of the migratory impulse of the turtledove, the
swallow and the crane. Why couldn't he check those red-hot impulses that so often got him into
trouble? Why couldn't he just sit back and enjoy the beauty of nature? Why didn't he? The answer
is simple. There was a voice within that would not let him alone. It was the voice of God.
(Jeremiah 1:9
NRSV)
Have you ever wished you had kept your mouth closed when the subject veered off into politics
and religion? I'm sure there were times when the prophet Jeremiah did. Jeremiah always seemed
to be on the unpopular side.
Loving God, may your voice burn red-hot in me, as I speak your truth. Amen.
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