And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself anymore, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, "This is the way, walk in it," when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. Then you will defile your carved idols overlaid with silver and your gold-plated metal images. You will scatter them as unclean things. You will say to them, "Be gone!" - Isaiah 30:20-22

I read this yesterday in my daily reading, and I love the imagery here. Our teacher opening our eyes and ears to see him and hear his direction with the result that we see our idols for what they are - unclean things or filthy rags.

Lord, in the midst of affliction and adversity, show yourself to us and guide us away from the things that have stolen our hearts...our hearing...our sight; and lead us to you. Amen

- Rob