Isaiah 58:10: "If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, and if you spend yourself in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your life will rise in the darkness and your night will become like the noon day."
How many of us could learn myriads of wisdom from this verse?
How many times have we pointed fingers and blamed our ordeals on someone else, or even God for making us endure the yoke of oppression?
And how many of us have maliciously gossiped and talked the talk of foolish misrepresentation of the truth.
So, Isaiah says we should spend ourselves to feed the hungry and in that sense of expression satisfy the needs of the oppressed.
Then there will be earthly rewards, not just spiritual rewards in the afterlife.
Your life might shine as a beacon to end the darkness the oppressed are suffering through as they seek shelter from the storms of their misery.
Their dark night of the soul might be like a phoenix arising and permitting them to enjoy the food and nourishment the more fortunate should be sharing.
Similarly, we are given different gifts and talents by our Master.
The thing that matters most is how we use what we have been given, not how much we make or do compared to someone else.
What matters is that we spend ourselves while we are able to do so in a spiritual food for thought way.
Or, I paraphrase the Serenity prayer whenever I want to rap with God.
God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change.
God grant me the Tranquillity to seek to bring some peace on earth to those who are fighting with themself.
God grant me the Altruism to love my fellow man and serve him with my gifts in a loving, caring experience without expecting any positive paybacks, either financially or materialistically.
And, God grant me the Wisdom to make smart choices and do the right thing.
That's the STRAW that stirs my soul.
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