​A Mighty Champion

When my alarm went off at 5 this morning, I prepared for the day and hurried down to our small chapel, eager to have some quiet time of prayer before my shift began in our infirmary. 
 
As I reflected on the first reading from Jeremiah and subsequent psalm, several phrases spoke to me: “mighty champion…my strength…my rock, my fortress, my deliverer.” 
 
Like the prophet and psalmist long before me, I was encouraged to put my hope in the One in whom “I have entrusted my cause.”   
                                                                                      
Whatever the day may hold and whatever my struggle may be, today’s readings on the cusp of Holy Week remind me of where my focus should be; the remind me of Who I must look to for my strength and support.
 
I am encouraged to know that “the LORD is with me, like a mighty champion.”
 
As St. Paul would later say, “If God is for us, who can be against us?”