 Our first reading is from the prophet Ezekiel, the second chapter. He said to me, O mortal, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you. And when he spoke to me, a spirit entered into me and sent me on my feet. And I heard him speaking to me. He said to me, Mortal, I am sending you to the people of Israel, to a nation of rebels who have rebelled against me. They and their ancestors have transcended