If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness.” vss. 9b-10
Isaiah 58:9b-12
In recent weeks we have seen multiple photos and videos from occupied Gaza that show the radical effects of hunger and starvation. Hundreds have died and many more hundreds have died in their efforts to reach food distribution centers. The pictures of the children are heartbreaking. They aren’t dying as the result of bomb blasts or gunfire but because they are being denied food and nourishment. It isn’t that food is unavailable. Less than fifty miles away truckloads with the needed supplies are waiting for permission to enter the land and deliver the food. It truly is a humanitarian crisis! And most of us deal with it by avoiding the pictures–they’re just too hard to look at! The prophet knew about such things. He knew how humans love to speak evil and point fingers to assess blame. But he also indicates that there’s nothing more important than offering food to the hungry and satisfying the needs of the afflicted. We all know about the atrocities of Hamas–and the Palestinians have been severely punished for those actions–surely it is now past time to stop the ongoing starvation of the innocents.
Thought for the Day: What can I do when it seems there’s nothing I can do?
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