Contemplative Bible Reading

Isaiah 8:19-20  (New Living Translation)

19 Someone may say to you, “Let’s ask the mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead. With their whisperings and mutterings, they will tell us what to do.” But shouldn’t people ask God for guidance? Should the living seek guidance from the dead?

These verses seem silly. Of course you don’t consult the spirits of the dead. Of course you go to God for guidance. Who would do something so stupid?

Where do we go for guidance today? The Wall Street Journal? CNN? The RSS reader?

Are we so much wiser than those who Isaiah rebuked? ooops.