What Will You Be Called? Isaiah 58:9b-14

Published: Aug. 23, 2013, 6:33 p.m.

b'This week we talk about how the prevalence of texts about justice and how much that means to us as people of faith. We also ask questions about what our communities think of us and if we\\u2019re really making a difference.\\nRead the transcript (PDF)\\nIsaiah 58:9b-14\\nThen you will call, and the Lord will answer;\\nyou will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.\\n\\u201cIf you do away with the yoke of oppression,\\nwith the pointing finger and malicious talk,\\nand if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry\\nand satisfy the needs of the oppressed,\\nthen your light will rise in the darkness,\\nand your night will become like the noonday.\\nThe Lord will guide you always;\\nhe will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land\\nand will strengthen your frame.\\nYou will be like a well-watered garden,\\nlike a spring whose waters never fail.\\nYour people will rebuild the ancient ruins\\nand will raise up the age-old foundations;\\nyou will be called Repairer of Broken Walls,\\nRestorer of Streets with Dwellings.\\n\\u201cIf you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath\\nand from doing as you please on my holy day,\\nif you call the Sabbath a delight\\nand the Lord\\u2019s holy day honorable,\\nand if you honor it by not going your own way\\nand not doing as you please or speaking idle words,\\nthen you will find your joy in the Lord,\\nand I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights of the land\\nand to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob.\\u201d\\nFor the mouth of the Lord has spoken.\\nThe post What Will You Be Called? \\u2013 Isaiah 58:9b-14 appeared first on Queer Theology.'