Isaiah 32

This chapter talks a lot about justice and the Holy Spirit. Are these things we talk a lot about as Lutherans? I am sensing a ground-swell of folks at Faith (most of them have been a part of the church for less than a decade) who would like to cut loose from what's holding us back (ourselves? comfort? convenience?) and really allow the Spirit to tear through the place like Pentecost.

Is our life of faith complete without loving and serving our neighbor? Recently in Isaiah, the "enemy" was being punished and God's remnant spared. This verse caught me, "The forest of your pride will be clear-cut, the city showing off your power leveled. But you will enjoy a blessed life."

Pride and power gone, but blessings remain?

Lord, as we continue to develop a purpose statement and guiding principles in the next weeks and months, still us, humble us, so that we can hear your voice, so that we can write down your purpose for us and then live it out with everything we have.