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What comes before the call?What comes before the call?

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw

the Lord seated on a throne, high and the Lord seated on a throne, high and

exalted, and the train of his robe filled exalted, and the train of his robe filled

the temple. Above him were seraphs, the temple. Above him were seraphs,

each with six wings: With two wings each with six wings: With two wings

they covered their faces, with two they they covered their faces, with two they

covered their feet, and with two theycovered their feet, and with two they

were flying. And they were calling to were flying. And they were calling to

one another:one another:

"Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;

the whole earth is full of his glory."the whole earth is full of his glory."

At the sound of their voices the At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. the temple was filled with smoke. "Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I "Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty." Almighty."

Then one of the seraphs flew to me Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, "See, this has touched and said, "See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for." and your sin atoned for."

Then I heard the voice of the Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for send? And who will go for

us?“ us?“ And I said, And I said,

"Here am I. Send me!" "Here am I. Send me!"

““I Saw the Lord…”I Saw the Lord…”

He’s a very, very large GodHe’s a very, very large God He’s a very, very holy GodHe’s a very, very holy God

His “other-ness” is His “other-ness” is breathtaking!breathtaking!

““Woe is me…”Woe is me…”

We see the difference between the We see the difference between the beauty of holiness and ourselvesbeauty of holiness and ourselves

Everything we thought we were is Everything we thought we were is ruinedruined

His “other-ness” causes His “other-ness” causes desperation!desperation!

““Your guilt is taken Your guilt is taken away…”away…” The God of fire touches usThe God of fire touches us His touch prepares us for serviceHis touch prepares us for service

His “other-ness” cleanses His “other-ness” cleanses me!me!

““Then I heard…”Then I heard…”

God’s voice becomes clearGod’s voice becomes clear He reveals his planHe reveals his plan

Courage comes from being Courage comes from being known by Godknown by God

Courage rises with each Courage rises with each encounter with Godencounter with God

Courage expands when the Courage expands when the Lord speaks to usLord speaks to us

Courage over-flows when Courage over-flows when we face up to ourselveswe face up to ourselves

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What comes before the call?What comes before the call?