“Blessed is the man…” Jeremiah 17:5-8 | Epiphany 6 | Bible Verse Graphics
Jeremiah 17:5–8 | Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany (Series C)
5 Thus says the Lord:
“Cursed is the man who trusts in man
and makes flesh his strength,
whose heart turns away from the Lord.
6 He is like a shrub in the desert,
and shall not see any good come.
He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness,
in an uninhabited salt land.
7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
whose trust is the Lord.
8 He is like a tree planted by water,
that sends out its roots by the stream,
and does not fear when heat comes,
for its leaves remain green,
and is not anxious in the year of drought,
for it does not cease to bear fruit.”
The vibrancy of our life comes by being planted in the Lord's promises. In Christ, we have the sustaining life. Even in the midst of adversity, being rooted in Christ's forgiveness nourishes.
Image: I've made graphic adjustments focusing on vv. 7–8 of a photograph by Felix Mittermeier / Pexels. I really wanted to bring focus to the tree receiving its vibrance from its roots in the stream. In addition, by desaturating the background (except for the stream) and upping the vibrancy of the foreground to illustrate the vibrancy of the Lord's promises coming to the viewer.
