Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk

The suffering of the just man is a theme that calls for our greater attention as we approach the weeks of the liturgy that deal with the sufferings and death of the just man, Jesus.

Jeremiah tells us not to put our confidence in human beings. Only the Lord deserves our full trust.

Jeremiah has been preaching about the people’s sinfulness but they are not receptive. Today’s reading is a foretaste of the response that Jesus would receive to his preaching.

God calls his people to repentance. At the same time, the Lord expresses his willingness to forgive. God is willing to forgive us if we are willing to abandon our sins.

In today reading Daniel prays in the name of the people. They are ashamed of what they have done. Yet they know that God is compassionate and forgiving.

In the course of Psalm 119 the author uses no fewer than eight synonyms to express God’s gift of self-revelation. No matter how you say it, God’s intervention is a source of blessing.