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Day 249: Prayer of Judith (2022)

The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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Jeremiah Sank in the Meyer

There's something about the prophet Jeremiah that is just so, so good. He allowed himself to suffer with the people. And even that image of him, Jeremiah sank in the Meyer. I mean, he could have gone to Babylon. He could have surrendered and gone with the people into exile  and done fine. But he doesn't do that. In fact, if I stop saying God's word, then it burns in my heart and I have to speak out. If you thought that that was the way to go, you would hate someone like Jeremiah who keeps saying, "Let's keep going"

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