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Isaiah 59: (1-4) 9-19:
we wait for light, and lo! there is darkness;
     and for brightness, but we walk in gloom.
(vs. 10)

Reflection:
by Nan Stokes

In this reading from Isaiah, the prophet is describing a community's total failure because their transgressions before the Lord were many, and even though they cried for justice, it was turned back, and righteousness was at a distance.  The season of Pentecost is long and gives us ample time to consider and meditate on our distance from righteousness.  Isaiah's  images are so graphic: "We grope like the blind along a wall", "We stumble at noon as in the twilight".  But do we "growl like bears" and "moan mournfully like doves"?  Chances are we don't feel a sense of urgency about "getting right with God", especially when all the everyday activities keep demanding our time and attention.  It's easy to turn away from the prophet's description and to think that prophets themselves are "out of date" and "out of touch" with what's going on at the present time, but there is much to be learned and to ponder as we read about the Lord's displeasure with the human condition.  We are called to repentance and to wait for justice and salvation during Pentecost and for all our days. 

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