SATURDAY, TWELFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Lam 2: 2, 10-14, 18-19 Ps 74: 1-7, 20-21 Mt 8: 5-17
WHEN THE HEART FEELS DRY, TRUST HIS WORD
The reading from the Book of Lamentations gives us a raw glimpse into human emotion. Though it does not qualify as a polished prayer, but it is the resounding cry of a people who are tired, wounded, and broken. Their city is in ruins, their strength is gone, and all that remains is silence and sorrow. In their pain, we hear a question we know well: “God… where are You?” If we are honest, we have asked that question too many times over and over in our own prayers before God. Life does not always go as we hope. We try, we work, we pray. But that does not always move things in our favour. Still there will be things that do not fall settle into place. Efforts go unnoticed, results disappoint, and a quiet discouragement settles in the heart.
In a special way, our farmers understand this. They trust the soil, sow seeds with hope, watch the skies, and wait for rain. Yet sometimes, despite everything, the harvest fails. The pain is not just economic, it touches the heart. It can feel as though even the land has gone silent, making one ask, “Lord, where are You?” And yet, the Psalm shows us something important: in their confusion, the people do not turn away from God, they turn towards Him. They continue to speak, to cry out. Their faith is not broken by pain; it is expressed through it. Faith does not mean we never question: it means we keep bringing our questions to God. Then in the Gospel, we meet the centurion. A man of authority, yet full of humility. He comes to Jesus and says, “Lord, I am not worthy… but only say the word.” He does not demand or argue, but trusts. He believes that Jesus’ word is enough. Perhaps that is where we are being led today: not to have all the answers, but to trust. To believe that God is present, even when life feels dry, like land waiting for rain.
Response: Do not forget the life of your poor ones forever.
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