This is not the kind of call
a prophet wants to receive. Given a choice a prophet, or a pastor for that
matter, would prefer visions with a happier ending and keep the wickedness and
judgments to a minimum. That is because truth telling is never easy for the one
who has to tell it or for the ones who have to hear it. So while it might be
good news that they will not prevail against Jeremiah the bad news is that they
will try. In the end Jeremiah will die in obscurity and Judah will receive the
judgment he foretold. So where is the good news for those of us who prefer
fairy tale endings over tragedy? As difficult as it is to tell it or hear
it, the good news is in the truth telling itself. That is because the truth is
always good news even when it is bad. It is only when we tell and hear the
truth about ourselves; that we have exchanged the truth for a lie to chase
after idols of our own design and worship at the altars of our ego that we have
any hope of finding our way back to the greater Truth. And when the greater Truth does the telling there is always pardon after judgment, return after exile, life in death and
even the tragedy has a fairy tale ending.
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