We often reprint prior devotions that now reflect on the coming lectionary texts. This is a reprint from a devotion originally published on June 18, 2019.
Reading I was ready to be sought out by those who did not ask, to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am’, to a nation that did not call on my name. I held out my hands all day long to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, following their own devices; a people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens and offering incense on bricks; who sit inside tombs, and spend the night in secret places; who eat swine’s flesh, with broth of abominable things in their vessels; who say, ‘Keep to yourself, do not come near me, for I am too holy for you.’ These are a smoke in my nostrils, a fire that burns all day long. See, it is written before me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will indeed repay into their laps their iniquities and their ancestors’ iniquities together, says the Lord; because they offered incense on the mountains and reviled me on the hills, I will measure into their laps full payment for their actions. Thus says the Lord: As the wine is found in the cluster, and they say, ‘Do not destroy it, for there is a blessing in it’, so I will do for my servants’ sake, and not destroy them all. I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and from Judah inheritors of my mountains; my chosen shall inherit it, and my servants shall settle there. (Isaiah 65: 1-9) Reflection An older couple was driving behind a young couple in a convertible. The wife observed, “Look at how close they are sitting to each other. We used to sit that close. Why not now?” The husband replied, “Well, I haven’t moved." God calls out to us, “Here I am. Why do you turn your backs and walk away?” God hasn't moved. He is right here for us all the time. -- Alice Yeakel Prayer Thank you, God, for being near us always. When we feel far away, you haven't moved. Draw us closer to you. Amen.
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