A Reflection on Isaiah 58:1-12 In this passage, the people of Judah were frustrated because it seemed that God was not answering their prayers. They had followed the religious requirements, they had fasted and prayed, but it felt like God didn’t see them. Isaiah’s message to them was that God ‘had’ seen them, and they had fallen short. In verse 2, God says that they had the ‘appearance of a nation that does what is right.’ Israel had a reputation as an obedient people, but God could see past

I think when we’re forced to wait, our insecurities begin to come out, and we often try to fill in the spaces where God seems to be silent.

Reflection on Malachi 3:13-8-Words of frustration or despair expressed by the people to the prophet of God seem to echo through the years.