8 Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,
    and your healing shall spring up quickly;
your vindicator shall go before you;
    the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.

9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
    you shall cry for help, and he will say, “Here I am.”
If you remove the yoke from among you,
    the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil,

10 if you offer your food to the hungry
    and satisfy the needs of the afflicted,
then your light shall rise in the darkness
    and your gloom be like the noonday.

Prayer Focus: To say no, to “fast,” is to create space in our busy lives so that God can be at work. We cannot tend our souls if we are constantly pulled in so many directions that there is no space for God to be at work. But as we choose the fast the Lord desires, our no becomes a yes to repentance, justice, freedom, and care. And in this fast we find the light of the Lord breaking forth like the dawn. Pray that you might tend your soul today by saying no so that you can say yes.

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