August 6, 2022
Isaiah 58:6 – This is the kind of fasting I have chosen: Loosen the chains of wickedness, untie the straps of the yoke, let the oppressed go free,
and break every yoke.
Sigh. I’m distracted. I was in the moment when I started writing this scripture. It was used at the service today, but so many interruptions came. And had to pack up: twice. Now I’m home and just not able to focus the way I was. Forgive me Yahweh. Help me not to be angry with anyone with the way things went. I’m so not perfect, and I pray that I will allow you to keep working on me. Humble me. I pray also that those around will also see how we can truly come together without dismissing or belittling another’s opinion or decisions.
And I think that’s what’s disturbing me the most. Not angry, just disturbed and subsequently distracted: I do not need to do things the way someone else would prefer and to try to lecture me about what would be better from another’s perspective is quite insulting and I truly don’t appreciate it. I think one thing I’ve learnt this year is not to let others opinions sway what is personally given to me. Sadly it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t hurt at times when I’m treated a certain way but there is this assurance:
Isaiah 58:8 – Then your light will break through like the dawn, and you will heal quickly. Your righteousness will go ahead of you, and the glory of the Lord will guard you from behind.
When we’re doing what Yahweh has asked us to do. He goes before us and he’s got our back. What is right will go before us. What is right will be behind us.
