Summary: Isaiah 50:4-9<br>The Lord God has given me<br> the tongue of a teacher,<br>that I may know how to sustain<br> the weary with a word.<br>Morning by morning he wakens—<br> wakens my ear<br> to listen as those who are taught.<br>The Lord God has opened my ear,<br> and I was not rebellious,<br> I did not turn backward.<br>I gave my back to those who struck me,<br> and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;<br>I did not hide my face<br> from insult and spitting.<br><br>The Lord God helps me;<br> therefore I have not been disgraced;<br>therefore I have set my face like flint,<br> and I know that I shall not be put to shame;<br> he who vindicates me is near.<br>Who will contend with me?<br> Let us stand up together.<br>Who are my adversaries?<br> Let them confront me.<br>It is the Lord God who helps me;<br> who will declare me guilty?<br>All of them will wear out like a garment;<br> the moth will eat them up.<br><br>//<br><br>This episode was written and recorded by Phil Salmon. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear, Neo by Brent Wood, and The Voyage Home by Enoch Yang.<br><br>Visit <a href="http://www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo" rel="noopener">www.trcnyc.org/BeStillAndGo</a> to listen to more episodes from all five seasons of Be Still and Go.<br><br>Visit <a href="http://www.trcnyc.org/Donate" rel="noopener">www.trcnyc.org/Donate</a> to support this podcast and other digital resources from The Riverside Church that integrate spirituality and social justice.
