This weekend’s first reading from the prophet Jeremiah is precious. He shows us how to feel free to let God know exactly what is going on in our lives. To say to God that “You duped me”, expresses an openness and trust that is most admirable. Jeremiah had no fear in letting God know how difficult it was to fulfill his ministry of calling the leadership and the people to get their lives on the correct path, to renew the relationship with God that God desires. We have similar experiences when we try to help self-centered or rigid people consider another way of looking at life. Like Jeremiah, we have days when we would prefer not to speak of how God wants us to live and relate. Once we have allowed ourselves to experience in the depths of our being the indwelling of love, we, too, feel a fire burning within. We pray that we not waste time and energy in trying to suppress it, but that we do our best to share the gift we cherish.