For the days are coming upon you when your enemies will raise a palisade against you; they will encircle you and hem you in on all sides. They will smash you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave one stone upon another within you because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.
We will not have peace in our lives until we recognize that God is with us. We can try to fill the void in our hearts with every kind of worldly thing, but none of it will fulfill us as the love and mercy of God can. And if we let the world surround us and keep our spirits hemmed in, then we like Jerusalem shall fall and all we have built shall be torn down. However, if we accept God’s call to sally forth and proclaim the Good News through our thoughts, words, and works, then we shall overcome our enemies and free ourselves from the chains of sin and selfishness that keep us from seeking the peace that only comes from doing God’s Will.
Are we seeking our peace in the empty promises of the world or in doing God’s Will? What are those things in our lives that are keeping us hemmed in spiritually? Are we willing to break out of our bad habits, sins, and frailties so that we can come to know, love, and serve God more perfectly?
O Lord, we recognize your call and want to answer it wholeheartedly.
Amen.
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