Isaiah 53:4-5
“Surely he has borne our sickness, and carried our sorrows; yet we considered him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was on him; and with his stripes we are healed.”
This passage is from the book of Isaiah, written by the prophet Isaiah in the 8th century BCE to the people of Judah. Chapters 40-55, often called 'Second Isaiah,' speak of comfort and redemption, introducing a figure referred to as the 'Servant of the Lord' who suffers for others.
How might our understanding of responsibility and healing shift if we truly embrace the idea of suffering for others?