We could take the front page of any newspaper and find these headlines somewhere Gun Crime problem , Foreign troops occupy our land, People desperate to know the future seek guidance from horoscopes and fortune tellers, Banks on the edge of collapse, payday money lenders in high interest rate rates row. Like a high calorie sandwich The reading from Isaiah has four fillings 1. Full of superstition v6 2. Full of silver and gold v7 3. Full of horses and chariots v7 4. Full of idols v8 This is a political, religious, financial and sociological appraisal of a people in trouble. So I am with Desmond TuTu when he say He once said, “Those who say that politics and religion should not mix do not read the same Bible as I do.” For at the heart of the issue for Isaiah is one of trust. The people no lon...
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