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Learn to do good.
Our current landscape of poverty, oppression, and other injustices can be overwhelming. Taking time to remind ourselves of God's call to justice may energize your own pursuits for good in the world.

Read Isaiah 1:1-20.

This is an indictment of the Israelites for violation of the Mosaic covenant. Sacrifices are fine, if accompanied with right dispositions. If sacrifices are merely ritual, without ethical behavior, they are worthless.

Reflect: Covenant renewal is not just external ritual, but entails social justice. The emphasis should be upon the “little people” of society, namely widows and orphans.

Pray: As covenant people, we pray that we may have a deeper understanding of the real meaning of covenant.

Act: Teach the real meaning of covenant by example.

This devotion is from The CEB Lectio Divina Prayer Bible, which includes this type of reflective prayers and actions for every chapter of the Bible.

Find out more at: CommonEnglishBible.com/LectioDivina

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