Love means more than just getting along. Loving someone means being willing to tell them uncomfortable truths for their own good.
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Does God ever deceive us? That question may enter into our minds this Sunday when we hear the prophet Jeremiah say, “You duped me, O Lord, and I let myself be duped” (Jer 20:7). It sounds like Jeremiah was being tricked or deceived, and that seems incompatible with the actions of a perfectly good and loving God.
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Pope Francis is the 266th person to hold the office Christ established in Peter. Because of the promises made by Christ in the Gospel, Christians today continue to look to the Bishop of Rome as the principal steward of the faith and governor of the Church that Christ established, not because we have faith in the main in the office, but because we have faith in Christ who established the office for the good of the Church.
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Life is full of beginnings and endings. Amidst all this change, what can we hold on to? What can be our sure foundation, our rock, our refuge and our stronghold? What can we really have faith in that we know will never change and never fail us?
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None of us ever knows what God in His Providence has in store for us, but we know that if we strive to follow in the way of His Son by living selflessly and working for the good of others, then all will be well. As Jesus says in this Sunday’s gospel, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me” (Jn 14:1).
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