Christian, are you all dry now?

Good job, I just want to make sure.

A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah.

The Lord God has given me a well-trained tongue

that I might know how to speak to the weary,

a word that will rouse them.

Morning after morning, he opens my ear that I may hear.

I have not rebelled, I have not turned back.

I gave my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who plucked my beard, my face I did

not shield from buffets and spitting.

The Lord God is my help.

Therefore I am not disgraced. I have set my face like Flint, knowing that I shall not be put to shame.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Thank you. Thank you.

I'm

. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?

My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? abandon me.

All who see me scoff at me, they mark me with parted lips. They wag their heads.

He relied on the Lord.

Let him deliver him.

Let him rescue him if he loves him.

My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?

Indeed, many dogs surround me,

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