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We have been encouraged, challenged and blessed by the promises of Isaiah 58 this week:  “Is not this the kind of fasting   I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice   and untie the cords of the yoke  to set the oppressed  free  and break every yoke?  Is it not to share your food with the hungry  and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter — when you see the naked, to clothe  them  and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth like the dawn,  and your healing  will quickly appear;  then your righteousness will go before you  and the glory of the  Lord  will be your rear guard. I pray we can all meditate and pray how we can be used by God to loose the chains of injustice, set the oppressed free,  share our food with the hungry, clothe the naked and provide shelter for the poor. There is power in ...