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Isaiah 32:1-8

The Message

Safe Houses, Quiet Gardens

 ^1-8 But look! A king will rule in the right way, and his leaders will carry out justice.
Each one will stand as a shelter from high winds,
   provide safe cover in stormy weather.
Each will be cool running water in parched land,
   a huge granite outcrop giving shade in the desert.
Anyone who looks will see,
   anyone who listens will hear.
The impulsive will make sound decisions,
   the tongue-tied will speak with eloquence.
No more will fools become celebrities,
   nor crooks be rewarded with fame.
For fools are fools and that's that,
   thinking up new ways to do mischief.
They leave a wake of wrecked lives
   and lies about God,
Turning their backs on the homeless hungry,
   ignoring those dying of thirst in the streets.
And the crooks? Underhanded sneaks they are,
   inventive in sin and scandal,
Exploiting the poor with scams and lies,
   unmoved by the victimized poor.
But those who are noble make noble plans,
   and stand for what is noble.

For Reflection

In America we have given up on kings.  In the public sector we elect our leaders.  Sometime we fail to looki beyond the issue centered rhetoric of hopeful candidates.  Perhaps we should ask, "who will carry out justice?  Who will provide a sanctuary for those whose need is greatest?  Who will have the highest concern for the homeless and hungry?  Who is the most nobel?"

Pray

that all over the world people will enjoy lives under just leadership.  Pray that those who lead the governance of others will realize that a high regard for acting justly is more powerful than oppression.  Pray that we in America will reject the call for unjust action.