to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
and break every yoke?"
Isaiah goes on to cite examples: sharing food, providing shelter, clothing the needy. If we don't turn away from humankind, then God will hear us and be with us when we call on Him.
It's hard to be held to such a standard. I don't pass homeless people in my hometown, but the internet connects me to need in the larger world as well as in my community. I respond to many requests for help, but not all of them. I speak out against injustice, but I am no activist. I certainly don't break every yoke.
Prayer: Lord, guide me to the places You need me. Don't let me grow numb to the pleas of my fellow man. Let Your will be the gold standard I live by.
Amen
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