“Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, 'Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?' Then I said, 'Here am I. Send me!'" (Isaiah 6:8).

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Please forgive the weird sound issue; it is resolved halfway through the second segment.

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This is the last show of the series. I will be taking a few week's break for Holy Week and to prepare for the next series. Blessed Triduum to you.

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LOVE the Word® is a Bible study method based on Mary's own practice: lectio without the Latin.

L - Listen (Receive the Word.)

O - Observe (Choose one or more of the following personality approaches to connect the passage to your life and recent events.)

F | Franciscan - To whom can you go this week to share Jesus and your faith?

I | Ignatian - See yourself in Isaiah's narrative, above. God is calling  you to mission by virtue of your baptism. What does He want you to do?

A | Augustinian - Imagine the Lord sitting knee-to-knee across from you, looking at you intently, saying to you the words from Isaiah 6:8, above.

T | Thomistic - What do your new knowledge of the prophets throughout this series tell you about the corruption in the Church?

V - Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.)

Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O - Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin.

E - Entrust (May it be done to me according to your word!)

Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love only what is holy. Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy. Guard me so, O Holy Spirit, that I may always be holy. + Amen.

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*LOVE the Word® exercises are offered according to FIAT: the four personalities, or "prayer forms," explored in Prayer and Temperament, by Chester Michael and Marie Norrisey: Franciscan, Ignatian, Augustinian, and Thomistic: FIAT! These prayer forms correspond to the Myers-Briggs personality types.

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I. The Summons - History

A. Isaiah’s call

B. History of the Book of Isaiah

C. History of God’s people’s corruption

D. Corruption causes disunity

II. The Separating – First Isaiah

A. Public scandal and corruption

B. Idolatry

C. Corruption causes public disunity

D. Assyria and Samaria

E. Samaritans and Protestants

F. Protestants and Catholics

G. The “unclean” (Is 35:8)

H. Judas

III. The Sifting – Second Isaiah

A. Private scandal and corruption

B. Hypocrisy

C. Corruption causes private disunity

D. Babylon and Judah/Jerusalem

E. Two types of Catholic

F. The “fool” (Is 35:8)

G. David

H. Peter 1

IV. The Straightening – Third Isaiah 1

A. Survival

B. Sorrow

C. Solution

D. Salvage

E. Strengthen

F. Safety (Is 35:9)

V. The Sending – Third Isaiah 2

A. Salvation (Is 35:9)

B. Celebration (Is 35:10)

C. Stages

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