Isaiah 63:11–19

¹¹But then his people remembered what happened long ago,

in the days of Moses and the Israelites with him.

Where is the Lord who brought the people through the sea,

with the leaders of his people?

Where is the one

who put his Holy Spirit among them,

¹²who led Moses by the right hand

with his wonderful power,

who divided the water before them

to make his name famous forever,

¹³who led the people through the deep waters?

Like a horse walking through a desert,

the people did not stumble.

¹⁴Like cattle that go down to the valley,

the Spirit of the Lord gave the people a place to rest.

Lord, that is the way you led your people,

and by this you won for yourself wonderful fame.

A Prayer for Help

¹⁵Lord, look down from the heavens and see;

look at us from your wonderful and holy home in heaven.

Where is your strong love and power?

Why are you keeping your love and mercy from us?

¹⁶You are our father.

Abraham doesn’t know we are his children,

and Israel doesn’t recognize us.

Lord, you are our father.

You are called “the one who has always saved us.”

¹⁷Lord, why are you making us wander from your ways?

Why do you make us stubborn so that we don’t honor you?

For our sake come back to us,

your servants, who belong to you.

¹⁸Your people had your Temple for a while,

but now our enemies have walked on your holy place and crushed it.

¹⁹We have become like people you never ruled over,

like those who have never worn your name.