But it’s not me you’ve called on, Ya’aqob,
because you’ve been weary of me, Yisra’el.
You haven’t brought me sheep as your whole offerings,
nor honoured me with your sacrifices.
I haven’t made you serve me with an offering,
nor made you weary with incense.
You haven’t gained me cane with silver,
nor soaked me with the fat of your sacrifices.
Actually you have made me serve with your wrongdoings,
wearied me with your wayward acts.

I, I’m the one, who wipes away your rebellions for my sake,
and your wrongdoings I will not keep in mind.
Remind me; let’s enter into judgement together
– you give an account, so you may prove to be in the right.
Your first ancestor – he did wrong,
and your interpreters – they rebelled against me.
So I treated the sacred officials as ordinary,
give Ya’aqob to being devoted, Yisra’el to taunts.

But now listen, Ya’aqob my servant,
Yisra’el whom I chose.
Yahweh your maker has said this,
your former from the womb, who will help you:
Don’t be afraid, my servant Ya’aqob,
Yeshurun whom I chose.
Because I shall pour water on the thirsty,
streams on the dry ground.
I shall pour my spirit on your offspring,
my blessing on those who go out from you.
They’ll grow like a grassy tamarisk,
like willows by water channels.
One will say, ‘I am Yahweh’s’,
one will call out in Yahweh’s name.
One will write on his hand ‘Yahweh’s’,
take as his name ‘Yisra’el’.

Goldingay, John; Goldingay, John; Wright, Tom; Wright, Tom. The Bible for Everyone . SPCK. Kindle Edition.

Teach us, good Lord,
to serve thee as thou deservest;
to give and not to count the cost;
to fight and not to heed the wounds;
to toil and not to seek for rest;
to labour and not to ask for any reward,
save that of knowing that we do thy will,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen

St Ignatius