Listen to the Reflection here!

 

First Reading: Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19

 

A prophet to the nations I appointed you.

 

The word of the Lord came to me, saying: Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you.

 

But do you gird your loins; stand up and tell them all that I command you. Be not crushed on their account, as though I would leave you crushed before them; for it is I this day who have made you a fortified city, a pillar of iron, a wall of brass, against the whole land: against Judah’s kings and princes, against its priests and people. They will fight against you but not prevail over you, for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord.

 

 

 

Questions for Reflection

 

1.      What difference can it make to know that God knew us and set us apart even before our birth?

 

2.      What reservations do you have about your ability to serve God according to His call?

 

3.      When we tell people about Christ, whose words do we speak? 

  

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