Isaiah writes, “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’

And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’” (6:8)

What’s striking is that God doesn’t address Isaiah directly.
No name. No assignment. No personal summons.

Isaiah simply overhears the question.

It’s not “Isaiah, will you go?”
It’s “Whom shall I send?”

A question released into the room.

And Isaiah steps forward.

It makes me wonder how often we listen for God only in ways that feel explicitly personal—waiting for our name to be called, our situation to be named, our plans to be confirmed.

But what if God is still asking the same question today?
Not whispered to individuals, but spoken broadly—into the world, into the needs around us, into moments that quietly ask for someone to step in.

What if obedience begins not with my prayers being answered, but me answering God’s.

Isaiah didn’t wait to be chosen.
He volunteered.

Maybe the invitation hasn’t changed.
Maybe the question is already being asked.

And the faithful response still sounds like:
Here am I. Send me.