1 Maccabees 2:15-29. To the upright I will show the saving power of God – Psalm 49(50):1-2, 5-6, 14-15. Luke 19:41-44.

Call on me in the day of distress; I will free you. Sometimes when I’m in distress, I immediately call out to God. Other times, I prefer to try and sort it out myself or I call out to more physically tangible beings. Yet, whenever I do call out to God and let God hold me and carry me, I inevitably experience the freedom that only God can offer. Freedom from that which binds me, freedom from bitterness, from resentment, from pettiness, from hurt. Freedom to be who God created me to be, freedom to truly love, freedom to be kind, to be compassionate, to be merciful. In our moments of distress, God is present. It’s not always easy to call out to God, but when we do, God offers us healing and freedom from what keeps us bound.