Deeds of Compassion

Lectio:
IS 58:7-10

Thus says the LORD:
Share your bread with the hungry,
shelter the oppressed and the homeless;
clothe the naked when you see them,
and do not turn your back on your own.
Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,
and your wound shall quickly be healed;
your vindication shall go before you,
and the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. 

Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer,
you shall cry for help, and he will say: Here I am!
If you remove from your midst
oppression, false accusation and malicious speech;
if you bestow your bread on the hungry
and satisfy the afflicted;
then light shall rise for you in the darkness,
and the gloom shall become for you like midday.

Studium: 

These verses come after the Babylonian exile.  This prophet urges the Hebrews to be faithful to the covenant by obeying all that the Lord commanded. When they follow the Lord, God's saving actions will come.  Those follow the covenant will experience God's bounty for light will dismiss the gloom.

Meditatio:

Why didn't the Lord share His bounty with His people when they were in exile? Well, He didn't abandon them.  Their prophets were there.  In fact, their advice was to tally up their assets and help each other.  Stay true to the Lord and hang in there.  This too will pass.  Jeremiah 29: 4-6

Oratio:

Lord, grant me the grace of perseverance.  Help me to not be a fair-weather follower.

Contemplatio:

The face of Christ is in everyone.

Resolutio:

I need to examine my conscience every night by going through the Corporal Works of Mercy.