This Sunday we heard about Jeremiah being thrown in a cistern that was full of mud - no water - bad design - bad plan - king couldn't stand the heat Jeremiah was putting on him to treat his subjects properly as God demanded - Jeremiah on fire to move the king to action. In the Gospel Jesus says He has come to set the world on fire - to get people motivated to follow His Father's plan. Both the heat from Jeremiah and the fire from Jesus - not literal - rather a metaphor - seeking to stimulate people into action.
In Jeremiah's case - thrown in a hole - into a cistern . With Jesus - attempting to kindle people from complacency to action. The fire in the hole - the fire on Earth - all actions of the Holy Spirit. The goal of these scriptures in the Liturgy today - to stir the fire of the Holy Spirit - in all of us to become active disciples of Jesus. To move ourselves from a place of comfort to a place of discipleship - where we go out and share the Good News with all we meet. God calls all of - to spread His fire that is inside us.
Deacon Dale
In Jeremiah's case - thrown in a hole - into a cistern . With Jesus - attempting to kindle people from complacency to action. The fire in the hole - the fire on Earth - all actions of the Holy Spirit. The goal of these scriptures in the Liturgy today - to stir the fire of the Holy Spirit - in all of us to become active disciples of Jesus. To move ourselves from a place of comfort to a place of discipleship - where we go out and share the Good News with all we meet. God calls all of - to spread His fire that is inside us.
Deacon Dale
