Living Traditions

No longer will they have need to teach their friends and relatives how to

know the Lord.  

These lines from the Prophet Jeremiah inspired me and

gave me a sense of idealism and hope. How amazing would it be if our faith

and the works we do were so clear that knowing God and God’s love was

intuitive or instinctive? What type of community would we be if we did not

have to formally teach our friends and families about God because God,

God’s love, and the good that comes from a life of faith were self-evident?

Jeremiah is preaching these words to a broken community in exile that feels

as if its faith, beliefs, and traditions are disappearing. Many of us feel this at

times, especially these days. Jeremiah speaks the words of the Lord in

reminding people that God is with us and that our faith, our traditions, and our

community will continue and become even stronger and more vibrant than we

can imagine.

~ Fr. Chris Robinson, Chicago, IL