Saturday, August 7, 2021
The Day Without Remedy
Jeremiah’s frustration runs high; his disappointment in the social and religious structure is enormous; his passion grows larger than his own life. The prophet cries out in a beautiful and poignant prayer for vengeance.
Heal me, O Lord, that I may be healed; save me, that I may be saved, for it is you whom I praise.
We have followed your precepts and still we suffer. The day of calamity is upon us.
See how they say to me, “Where is the word of the Lord? Let it come to pass!”
No one remembers your loving care; the number of your faithful dwindles.
Yet I did not press you to send calamity; the day without remedy I have not desired.
We have walked in The Way the Christ has shown us and we have turned the other cheek, offered clothes to the naked, fed the poor and housed the homeless.
You know what passed my lips; it is present before you.
We have refrained from gossip; we have spoken of our love for you.
Do not be my ruin, you, my refuge in the day of misfortune.
Abide with us here, remain with us now.
Let my persecutors, not me, be broken.
Bring peace to my enemies; soften the hearts of the stiff-necked.
Bring upon them the day of misfortune, crush them with repeated destruction.
Bring upon my adversaries your serenity that heals shattered hearts, your love that mends broken minds, and your peace that restores fragmented spirits.
Heal us, O Lord, that we may be healed . . .
For in this healing that we find reconciliation . . .
Save us, that we may be saved . . .
For it in this saving that we find eternal peace . . .
It is you whom we praise . . .
It is you alone who brings life that endures all things. It is you alone who brings an end to our days without remedy. Amen.
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