Forgive us Lord, and love us into acting justly, Amen!!

Monday January 15, Isaiah 62: 4 Your name will no longer be "Deserted and Childless," but "Happily Married." You will please the LORD; your country will be his bride. 5 Your people will take the land, just as a young man takes a bride. The LORD will be pleased because of you, just as a husband is pleased with his bride. Hope for the hopeless. Those who feel abandoned are not only recognized, they are loved, glorified, and cared for. Would we, as a country, please the Lord as his bride? Are pre-emptive wars, ever expanding separation between the rich and poor, fences to separate, endlessly debating a minimum wage that even if raised would be below a living wage, denying people rights because of who they love while ignoring the devastation economic pressures put on couples we do allow to marry, are all these things what we lovingly present to the Lord, or should we instead, offer justice as a bridal gift? Forgive us Lord, and love us into acting justly, Amen!!