Jeremiah 20:10-13 / John 31-42
Life is not all that rosy and easy, and that is a reality that we have to accept.
There will be people who do not like us, and there will be some who are our enemies, for whatever reason.
And we can feel like how the prophet Jeremiah felt, as he said in the 1st reading: All those who used to be my friends are disparaging me.
And in his despair and distress, he wished that his opponents or enemies will stumble, mastered, confounded by their failure; everlasting, unforgettable disgrace will be theirs.
As for us, in our anger and resentment against our opponents and enemies, we would wish the same as Jeremiah wished for his enemies.
But what about faith in God and what about Jesus taught us to love our enemies and to pray for those who persecute us?
As much as Jeremiah hoped that the Lord will let him see the vengeance that God will take on his enemies, he also said this to God:
I have committed my cause to you. Sing to the Lord, praise the Lord, for he has delivered the soul of the needy from the hands of evil men.
So, to the Lord belongs judgement and vengeance. And that means we should not give in to revenge and retaliation.
Let us put our faith and trust in the Lord and He will vindicate us.
Then, even if life is not rosy and easy, we will be at peace with ourselves and with the Lord.