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If we satisfy our religious obligations, like Sunday services, Jewish Sabbath, or Muslim services, we should reflect these services in how we treat one another. We cannot fast for God and mistreat people at the same time. We cannot substitute religious prayer for working to alleviate the sufferings of people.
If we are fasting, hungry around us should be having a feast at our expense. Sharing beard with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed, clothing naked are a substantial part of our religious obligations. This is so of our personal religious obligations and our social and group religious obligations. What we do personally we have to do as a nation also. It is not a question of politics but of religious obligation.
Isaiah is a prophet; he preaches the word of the Lord. We are not allowed to disregard his message. He promises to those who heed his call light instead of darkness, health instead of woundedness, vindication instead of condemnation, and the glory of the lord as our rear guard.
I, you, and all must listen to the prophet.
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