Control that blocks revelation

The texts from the Roman Catholic Lectionary provide more background on the mystery of the persecution of prophetic people who bring insight into the relationship with the Divine. Jeremiah is resolute to complete the mission that God has given him. He is aware that his audience seeks to destroy him yet he is reassured that God is with him. He is confident that God will live with him and carry his spirit through the mission. The psalmist praises God as rock, fortress, and deliverer. John relates the difficulty the Jewish authorities have with Jesus. The works of Jesus in compassion, forgiveness and healing are not moving their hearts to attempt to address His origin and mission. They have allowed their ideas to trap them and attempt to trap Jesus in a blasphemy that is tied to Jesus proclamation of His relationship to the Father. It is a great leap for the minds closed by concerns for control that the Divine relationship with all is that of Father and son. It is a Divine intimacy from which Jesus and the earlier prophets of the tradition drew strength and power to love.