Scripture Sunday: Invitation to the Thirsty
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Scripture Sunday: Invitation to the Thirsty
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"Walter Bruggeman has said that the task of the prophet is 'to nurture, nourish, and evoke a consciousness and perception alternative to the consciousness and perception of the dominant culture around us.' Here in Deutero-Isaiah, the Israelites who have been exiled are given a vision of hope, Isaiah is evoking a reality far different from what they know. In the previous chapter, God says, in one of my favorite verses, 'For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with deep compassion I will bring you back. In a surge of anger I hid my face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you… My unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed' (Isaiah 54:7-10). This is the climax of the second book of Isaiah, that God’s anger towards injustice and the consequences of it are momentary, but God’s compassion, love, and faithfulness are everlasting, something we can never be separated from. Isaiah 55 then flows into the specifics of that love. God’s invitation into divine care is one that freely gives water, food, and rest."
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All audiences/General public
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This information and image were accessed at https://www.creationjustice.org/blog?emci=2a585b24-3840-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=9e157500-e948-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=14356236 on 09/09/2023.
