{"id":317,"date":"2017-02-27T17:48:24","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T17:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.presbyterianmission.org\/weekly-offerings\/?p=317"},"modified":"2017-02-27T17:48:24","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T17:48:24","slug":"time-one-great-hour-sharing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centernet.pcusa.org\/weekly-offerings\/2017\/02\/27\/time-one-great-hour-sharing\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s time again for One Great Hour of Sharing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Isaiah\u2019s Call for True Humility Centuries Ago Still Rings True Today<\/h3>\n

When you read Isaiah 58, you start to wonder if anything ever changes. Even in the days of the prophet, Isaiah was called to challenge God\u2019s people who knelt for the sake of the kneeling, not for the sake of honoring their God. Fasting had become a way of false worship, to show a pretend piety for the sake of being seen.<\/p>\n

Sound familiar?<\/p>\n

Centuries before Christ challenged the Pharisees and the Sadducees for the same mindset, God spoke through Isaiah and turned the idea of fasting on its head.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cIs not this the fast that I choose:
\nto loose the bonds of injustice,
\nto undo the thongs of the yoke,
\nto let the oppressed go free,
\nand to break every yoke?
\nIs it not to share your bread with the hungry,
\nand bring the homeless poor into your house;
\nwhen you see the naked, to cover them,
\nand not to hide yourself from your own kin?\u201d
\n\u2014Isaiah 58:6-7<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In our world today, millions of people are living in hardship, poverty, and oppression. They\u2019re toiling to provide for themselves and their families<\/a> in places where access to food and water is scarce. They\u2019re rebuilding their homes and their communities after war or natural disasters<\/a> left them ravaged. They\u2019re striving against systems of injustice<\/a> that make it difficult for them to better themselves and their communities.<\/p>\n

In Isaiah 58, God calls us to this new kind of fast\u2014not to give up our bread, but to share it with those who need it most. The worship and piety God commands of us brings life and flourishing to the hungry, the poor, the vulnerable, and the oppressed. It is this type of worship that is at the heart of One Great Hour of Sharing. This Offering supports ministries around the world working with people in need to respond to their immediate challenges and address the root causes of poverty and oppression.<\/p>\n

Answer God\u2019s call today by <\/strong>giving to One Great Hour of Sharing<\/strong><\/a> and help build a more just, resilient, and sustainable future for people <\/strong>around the world<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Isaiah\u2019s Call for True Humility Centuries Ago Still Rings True Today When you read Isaiah 58, you start to wonder if anything ever changes. Even in the days of the prophet, Isaiah was called to challenge God\u2019s people who knelt for the sake of the kneeling, not for the sake of honoring their God. 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