Jeremiah is disconsolate and over whelmed. He seems to be faltering on the brink of losing hope. He at first delighted in his relationship with God. All God's words were honey to lips and joy to his heart. Then came the rejection, the suffering, the people who would not listen, could not accept and did not follow the God of life. He has been beat up, injured and feels abandoned by God, tricked into a thankless, unpleasant task. God answers this desperate plea with a simple promise, "For I am with you, to deliver and rescue you, says the Lord." All Jeremiah must do is faithful proclaim all the Lord has asked without grumbling, complaint and without counting the cost to himself. It is not easy to be a prophet. ............................................................................................................................................................. Jeremías está desconsolado y abrumado. Parece estar vacilando al borde de perder la esperanza. Al principio se deleitaba en su relación con Dios. Todas las palabras de Dios eran miel para los labios y gozo para su corazón. Luego vino el rechazo, el sufrimiento, la gente que no escuchaba, no podía aceptar y no seguía al Dios de la vida. Ha sido golpeado, herido y se siente abandonado por Dios, engañado para una tarea ingrata y desagradable. Dios responde a esta súplica desesperada con una simple promesa: "yo estaré a tu lado para librarte y defenderte, dice el Señor.". Todo lo que Jeremías debe hacer es proclamar fielmente todo lo que el Señor le ha pedido sin murmuraciones, quejas y sin calcular el costo para sí mismo. No es fácil ser profeta.