Carlo Maria Martini
Jeremiah
A Prophetic Voice in the City
1st edition October 2016
Series
DIMENSIONI DELLO SPIRITO
Size 14 x 21 cm
Also available in eBook format
Number of pages 264
CDU
22H 339
ISBN/EAN
9788821599279
Carlo Maria Martini applies the method of lectio divina and
lays bare the heart of the relationship God-human being. At
the centre there is the figure of Jeremiah, a man who could
talk with overwhelming and strong ardor of the power of
God and of his calling; a man engaged in a difficult – almost
ungrateful – task: he has to announce the faithfulness of
God, but at the same time he warns the chosen people of
Israel of the disaster. The prophet is purified by suffering, so
that he can announce the good news: God strikes a covenant
with His people, He does it again, and with determination.
Only in Christ this announcement will find its complete
fulfillment, but the prophet’s voice – the cry of a tried but
true man, in a “secular” city that is not listening – will
forever remain a warning: it is possible to trust God.
Jeremiah’s voice is reminding us:
it is possible to trust God.