A Penitent Blogger

Mindful of my imperfections, seeking to know Truth more deeply and to live Love more fully.

Quid sum miser tunc dicturus? Quem patronum rogaturus? Cum vix iustus sit securus?
Recordare, Iesu pie, Quod sum causa tuae viae: Ne me perdas illa die...

Thursday, December 18, 2008

He shall reign and govern wisely

The words of today’s first reading (Jeremiah 23:5-8) are perfectly fulfilled in Christ: the One who will truly "reign and govern wisely".

Until our Lord comes again, of course, we – as citizens of democracies – are called to be wise and to "do what is just and right in the land".