Evening: Psalm 37:19-42; Matthew 12:15-21
The
‘Suffering Servant’ in Isaiah stands for justice and suffers in the
service of justice. Justice, in this sense, means right relationships
for all creatures, human and non-human. Jesus suffers and dies for his
people, to bring them to a new kind of freedom. Paul speaks of a door
for effective work, and that “there are many adversaries.” It’s as if
Paul believes that the work is worthwhile because there is
opposition. Are you being invited to give up some comfort in the
service of justice? That may be one indicator that it’s the right thing
for you to do.
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