Intro to Extended Open Worship (Repair)
Isaiah 58:9b-12
Isaiah 58:9b-12 (NRSV):
If you remove the yoke from among you,
the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil,
10 if you offer your food to the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the afflicted,
then your light shall rise in the darkness
and your gloom be like the noonday.
11 (God) will guide you continually
and satisfy your needs in parched places
and make your bones strong,
and you shall be like a watered garden,
like a spring of water
whose waters never fail.
12 Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt;
you shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
you shall be called the repairer of the breach,
the restorer of streets to live in.
Queries:
Where is the loving work of repair most needed right now?
How am I participating in the work of repairing the Earth?
Where am I called to help others repair their relationships?
How can I repair the harm I have caused another person?
What systems are not working and in need of repair?
How do we navigate what feels beyond repair?
When could repair be the wrong goal?
Where are we stuck and what will help us move forward?
Instead of buying something new, what can I have repaired?