Isaiah 22:13 caught my attention in today’s reading, But see, there is joy and revelry, slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine! “Let us eat and drink,” you say, “for tomorrow we die!” The people of Israel said “Let us eat and drink” because they had lost hope. They should have taken the time to repent, but instead they decided to live it up and have a party. In the end, they did this because they did not trust in God. When we have a problem, we must turn our attention to God and trust in Him. The most common response to hopelessness is despair and over-indulgence. But this life is not the end of our story. Our response should be to trust in God and His promises.