God's call through the prophet Isaiah to "loose the bonds of injustice...to share [my] bread with the hungry, to bring the homeless poor into [my] house"-- hurts because I do so little to obey it. This is part of the repentance and renewal aspect of Lent-- and I don't much like it.
But I got stuck on the first half of the passage the first few times I read through it this morning. Because it hit home I had trouble getting past it.
After re-reading it and slowing down enough to read the second half, I found God's gracious promise for those who obey: "Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up quickly; your vindicator shall go before you, the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call and the Lord will answer; you shall cry for help, and he will say, Here I am."
What injustice in the world do I notice? What human oppression breaks my heart?
That is where I need to start today.
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