Dear Friends,
As we let Easter echo,
We pray you are safe and well.
Today's Meditation presents "An Interpretation of a Resurrection song of Isaiah" sent to us by Michael Harvey.
We invite you to join us as we commit ourselves to working tirelessly to end systemic and structural racism in our society, in healthcare, in the workplace, in the Church--wherever it shows up so that everyone may come to have more abundant life.
May this meditation nourish our contemplative-active hearts and sustain all of us in action.
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We hope and pray that you and your loved ones experience genuine peace of mind and heart, and remain in good health during this challenging time.
In this time of Easter, may you find peace, healing, hope, and the infusion of joy in your life!
With our love and care,
Ron & Jean
MEDITATION 324: Invitation to Resurrection
An Interpretation of a Resurrection Song of Isaiah (61:1-4; 8-11)
God is here and has called me
to bring good news to those crushed by capitalism,
Proclaiming healing to the brokenhearted,
liberty to the hostages,
freedom to the imprisoned,
forgiveness to the debtors,
a profound justice from God,
which will be comfort for all who mourn.
God is present to the brokenhearted
to give them flowers
while they are alive,
songs of joy
in place of the sighing of sadness,
an elegant prayer shawl
instead of cold isolation.
Let the people be called
oaks of righteousness
transplanted by God
near streams of mercy,
displaying God’s shining presence.
These people will rebuild
the blighted earth,
they will rebuild
what has been destroyed by war,
they will repair
the destruction of climate change,
the devastations ignored by
the systems of domination,
for God who is present loves justice,
God hates the robbery of the greedy.
God will give victims of systemic evil
reparations,
and make an everlasting covenant
of justice with them.
All the nations will witness this
and acknowledge that it is good,
and the descendants of the oppressed
will rejoice in their rich heritage.
All who see this will acknowledge
that they are people blessed by God.
As for me,
I will sing and dance for joy
in God’s presence,
my whole being will tremble
in happiness,
for God has clothed me
in the fashions of salvation,
God has covered me
with the warm coat of many colors,
for it is the marriage day
of Mercy and Justice,
and what an extravagant wedding it is.
Every spring the young plants
Break through the earth,
and as a vibrant garden
springs into life,
in the same way God who is present
will cause justice and mercy
and joy and satisfaction and praise
to spring up in all nations.