Ka Ipu o Lono shares weekly devotionals to provide spiritual
enrichment to members of the Kamehameha Schools ‘ohana. For more
inspiration, visit the KS “Our faith” website.
Heluhelu Baibala
ʻĪ
maila ia, “Ō hele, e ʻōlelo aku i kēia poʻe kānaka: ‘I ka lohe ʻana, e
lohe nō ʻoukou, ʻaʻole naʻe e hoʻomaopopo, I ka ʻike ʻana, e ʻike nō,
ʻaʻole naʻe e akāka ka ʻike ʻana.’ “E hoʻopalaka i ka naʻau o kēia poʻe
kānaka, E hoʻokuli i ko lākou pepeiao, A e hoʻopaʻa i ko lākou maka; O
ʻike ko lākou mau maka, A lohe hoʻi ko lākou mau pepeiao, A hoʻomaopopo
ko lākou naʻau, A huli lākou, a hoʻōla ʻia mai lākou.” – ‘Isaia 6:9-10
He
said, “Go and tell this people: “‘Be ever hearing, but never
understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ Make the heart of
this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” – Isaiah 6:9-10
He manaʻo o ke kahu
Would
you like to win an all-expense paid vacation? Here I am. What if this
vacation is to Antarctica in the middle of winter? Do you still want to
go? Would you like to win the lottery? Here I am. What if you had to
give away all your winnings to people you did not know? Do you still
want to win? Would you like to spend a day at the beach? Here I am. What
if the beach's location was near shark-infested waters and you could
not go swimming? Do you still want to go? Sometimes, our dreams and
perceptions can differ from reality, and when we find our reality is
worse than our dream, we feel like running away.
God called out to
the prophet Isaiah, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” Isaiah
replied, “Here am I. Send me!” (Isa 6:8). There is no indication of
Isaiah’s perception in understanding God’s call, and God quickly jolts
Isaiah when he tells him all that will be required to follow God’s call.
“Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and
close their eyes” (Isa 6:10). Would you like to run this kind of
ministry?
Sometimes our dream and perception of work do not match
the reality of what God is asking of us. In those moments when it feels
like God is calling us to dull the ears of someone, it can be
challenging to push forward. The prophet Isaiah asked God how long he
would have to tell the people God’s message, and God answered, “until
the cities lie ruined and without inhabitants” (Isa 6:11). Sometimes, we
can feel like giving up when dreams and reality do not match.
Paul's
message to the church in Galatia can give us hope when life is
complicated. “Let us not grow weary of doing good” (Gal 6:9). Wherever
you find yourself today, especially if you find yourself where
perception and reality are not matching, continue to do good. Continue
to raise your hand and say, “Here am I.”
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