From the least to the greatest,
each is eager to profit;
from prophet to priest,
each trades in dishonesty.
They treat the wound of my people
as if it were nothing:
"All is well, all is well," they insist,
when in fact nothing is well.
They should be ashamed
of their detestable practices,
but they have no shame;
they don’t even blush!
Therefore, they will fall among the fallen
and stumble when I bring disaster,
declares the LORD. (Jeremiah 6:13-15 CEB)
Not specifically a part of my prayer discipline but from my time in the Word that accompanies morning prayers. A potent warning for those of us who consider ourselves ministers in the church motto ignore the sickness where see it, not to gloss over the reality of things that are not right, or things that are dead, or things that are sinful. To ignore a problem to keep the peace is detestable to the Lord.
These are scary words for a pastor. There can be no ostriches in ministry; burying my head in he sand when things are bad is not an option. A stern warning to start my day.
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