Jeremiah 33:14-16 (NRSV)
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Verse 14The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. Verse 15In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. Verse 16In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: "The Lord is our righteousness."
Devotion
In Mary’s view, “The ruthless you have cast aside, the lowly throned instead” (ELW 251). In the daily life of our world’s empires, this is not self-evident. But to those who have faith, God’s humbling of the proud and powerful has already begun. What is prophetic promise in Jeremiah and Luke emerges. In the world’s politics and economies, change is slowly perceptible. Through the eyes of Christian community, the disposed and impoverished are the focus of God’s future. We trust that, in this season of promise, we will be infected with love for those who need it most.
Prayer
O God, let us praise the power of the Most High by gracing the hungry and homeless, and being lifted up with them, for we pray through Christ our Lord. Amen.