Friday 29 August 2025
The Beheading of St John the Baptist
Jeremiah 1:17-19. I will sing your salvation – Psalm 70:1-6, 15, 17. Mark 6:17-29.
Jesus is the Truth
John the Baptist was important to Jesus and he spoke the truth. Herod did not like the truth being told about his irregular marriage and had John arrested, and finally Herod was tricked into killing him.
In the Reading from Jeremiah, the Lord tells him to stand up and brace himself for action and tell the truth. In the psalm we are told to only trust in the Lord – there we will find refuge, and our salvation is assured. Is this going to work for us today?
We have world leaders who make up their own truth, people who live according to their own desires, a world consumed by egos and consumerism. We know that Jesus is the Truth, but where do we find the strength and the faith to trust that God will deliver us, that they shall not overcome us? Prayer will help us get there.
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