Tuesday, 16 December 2014

Chapter chapter 56: For all nations

56:7 ‘for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’

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Disputes among the faithful about who to exclude and who to include in worship and ritual is a negation of the message of inclusion, openness and welcome that characterises not only the community founded by Jesus but the direct call of the prophet in this chapter of Isaiah. All are called into fellowship; all are welcome; all have a place; all must be listened to and engaged. This is the only way to rebuild the broken churches across the globe.

This verse is cited by Jesus in his confrontation with the money-exchangers in the Temple (e.g. Mark 11)



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