Heavenly Father
give us grace today to speak the truth, and seek after it.1 Behold, Yahweh’s hand is not shortened, that it can’t save;
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nor his ear dull, that it can’t hear.
2 But your iniquities have separated you and your God,
and your sins have hidden his face from you,
so that he will not hear.
3 For your hands are defiled with blood,
and your fingers with iniquity.
Your lips have spoken lies.…Heavenly Father
give us grace today to follow the way of peace and turn away from evil, particularly in our thoughts.7 Their feet run to evil,
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and they hurry to shed innocent blood.
Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity.
Desolation and destruction are in their paths.
8 They don’t know the way of peace;
and there is no justice in their ways.
They have made crooked paths for themselves;
whoever goes in them…Heavenly Father
give us grace today to speak truthfully and act with justice11 We all roar like bears
and moan bitterly like doves.
We look for justice, but there is none,
for salvation, but it is far off from us.12 For our sins testify against us;
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and our transgressions are with us,
13 transgressing and denying Yahweh,
and turning away from following our God,
speaking oppression and…Heavenly Father
give us grace today to put on righteousness and salvation, particularly in the face of untruths.15 Yes, truth is lacking;
and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.Yahweh saw it,
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and it displeased him that there was no justice.
16 He saw that there was no man,
and wondered that there was no intercessor.
Therefore his own arm brought salvation to him;
and his righteousness…Heavenly Father
give us grace today to act appropriately,
knowing when to challenge what is wrong
and when to be gracious to those who wrong us.18 According to their deeds,
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he will repay as appropriate,
wrath to his adversaries,
recompense to his enemies;
he will repay the islands their due.
19 So they will fear Yahweh’s name from the west,
…Heavenly Father
give us grace today to listen to and speak your words today20 “A Redeemer will come to Zion,
and to those who turn from disobedience in Jacob,” says Yahweh.21 “As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says Yahweh.
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“My Spirit who is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart out of your mouth,
nor out of the mouth of your offspring, nor out of the mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says Yahweh, “from now on and…Heavenly Father
give us grace today to allow your glory to be on us and in us so that others may live in your light1 “Arise, shine; for your light has come,
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and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you.
2 For, behold, darkness will cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but Yahweh will arise on you,
and his glory shall be seen on you.
3 Nations will come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of…Heavenly Father
give us grace to lift up our eyes today and perceive you present among us, so that our hearts may thrill and be enlarged with your grace, and proclaim your praises.4 “Lift up your eyes all around, and see:
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they all gather themselves together.
They come to you.
Your sons will come from far away,
and your daughters will be carried in arms.
5 Then you shall see and be radiant,
and…Heavenly Father
give us grace today to have hope for the future[Isaiah had a vision of things being put right in the future]
[There will be ample supply of animals required for temple sacrifice]7 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered together to you.
The rams of Nebaioth will serve you.
They will be accepted as offerings on my altar;
and I will beautify my glorious house.[The number of ships bringing the exiled sons home to Jerusalem will be so great that their sails…
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give us grace today to live in an open handed and open hearted way[Isaiah, still in Exile, has hope for the future]
10 “Foreigners will build up your walls, [which the Babylonians tore down]
and their kings will serve you:
for in my wrath I struck you, [and allowed the Babylonians to take the Jews into exile]
but in my favour I have had mercy on you. [Allowing the Jews to return][Isaiah, has a vision of…
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