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Isaiah 42
1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

Churches Are Problematical
Smolderingwick.org is a website for fired, fallen and burnt out preachers. It shows us the church at its worse. The Church can be, I guess, problematical. Then again, the Church is not the end-state of Christianity - the Kingdom is.

Comments On Isaiah 42 From Rashi, A Medieval Hebrew Commentor:
1. "A breaking (bruised) reed he shall not break." Jonathan paraphrases: The meek, who are like a breaking reed, shall not break, and the poor, who are like a flickering candle, shall not be quenched.
2. "A flickering flaxen wick (smoking flax)." A wet flaxen wick, that is nearly extinguished. Their king will not rob the poor and will not break the poor and the weak.
3. "Neither shall he weaken nor shall he be broken (He shall not fail nor be discouraged)." He shall not be broken, “for the earth shall be full of knowledge of the Lord as water covers the seabed.”