This is Archbishop Blaise Supich, Archbishop of Chicago.

Today, I invite you to reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on Fire.

Word on Fire Catholic Ministries is a non-for-profit apostolate dedicated to the mission of evangelization that utilizes media

both old and new to share the faith on every continent and facilitate an encounter with Christ

in its church. The efforts of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries engage the culture and bring the transformative power of God's Word

where it is most needed.

This is an invitation to open our hearts

to the Word on Fire,

which is God's Word of Love for each of us.

When our hearts are open,

the Lord changes and transforms us so that we in turn begin to share the warmth and light of Jesus Christ, who is the Word on Fire.

The global benefactors of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, with the support of the Archdiocese of Chicago now present word on fire

peace be with you friends a very deep mystery opens up when we meditate upon our first reading from the book of

the prophet Jeremiah I remember that Jeremiah is writing and prophesying at a very

difficult time in Israelite history. The Babylonians are hemming in Jerusalem, threatening the nation

with extinction. It's pretty hard for us to grasp what that meant for ancient peoples, but when a city, especially

your capital city, is under siege, it was a disaster. It meant, you know, no food, no water was coming

in. And then the army, this foreign army, is threatening your very existence. That's the situation

when Jeremiah is writing.

And we know Jeremiah would often rail against the bad leadership of his time,

the king and his courtiers who would abandon the ways of the Lord and led the nation down the wrong path.

This is why he shouts in our reading today, listen, woe to the shepherds who mislead and scatter the flock of my pasture.

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