Lectionary Lab PREMIUM Edition for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C
January 30, 2022
Comments by John Fairless
Jeremiah 1:4-10
The striking line is in v. 7: “Do not say to me, ‘I am only a boy….'” Jeremiah is not allowed to excuse himself from doing his duty — nor is anyone else allowed to dismiss him — because of his youth or inexperience.
This will play in to the gospel reading for today, where the synagogue-goers of Jesus’ hometown see…