Monday
of the Fifth Week of Lent
(link is to the Bible so to include the missing verses)
First of all…don’t
skip the missing verses. The story is
rich in detail…especially the missing verses.
The whole thing might
be likened to an episode of Law & Order SVU. (With Sgt. Benson playing the role of God and
maybe the DA as Daniel;)
The details of the
evil and deceit are clearly evidenced.
The turning point in the mounting drama is Susanna’s cry…her prayer:
O eternal God, you know what is hidden and are aware of
all things before they come to be: you
know that they have testified falsely against me. Here I am about to die, though I have done
none of the things with which these wicked men have charged me.
And then…
The Lord heard her cry
So who is culpable
when the Lord doesn’t seem to hear the cries?
God heard and used Daniel, human and fallible, as his agent of
justice. That is the hard part I
think. Being free enough…and uncluttered
enough of mind and heart…to take my part in embodying God’s response to hearing
of the cry of the poor. God hears. Then, it appears, that it is our turn. (deep breath)
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