It was not God s indifference, but the people s rebellion which caused the nation to stumble and fall. The people were centered on human schemes rather that on God s plans. The prophet calls the people to repentance, justice, compassion and worship. In the midst of spiritual confusion and moral dissonance the faithful must remain steadfast. This vision of a new heaven and a new earth fosters hope, and it elicits incisive action.
Vision looks inward and becomes duty.
Vision looks outward and becomes aspiration. Vision looks upward and becomes faith. If God transcendent offers us a vision, it is the incarnation that is the reason for hope. The incarnation - God entering into human life so that we might enter into the life of God. The incarnation of God in human flesh is the defining mystery of Christian life and faith, wherein God and humanity, two spheres of existence, meet in wondrous exchange.