None of us is ever likely to have a vision of "the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne." Nevertheless, there are elements in Isaiah's experience that can apply to us in some measure. God prepared Isaiah for his mission by purifying him. Then he gave Isaiah the opportunity to make a free offering of himself: "Here I am, Lord".

For us God's "high and lofty throne" may serve as a symbol of the whole mystery of Jesus incarnate for our salvation, crucified on a cross and raised from the dead. That is truly a high and lofty mystery at which we should in prayer and praise proclaim "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord."

We are purified in Baptism and enabled to proclaim the "high and lofty" doctrine of the gospel in the freedom and glory of the children of God, as St Paul says (cf. Rom 8:21). As disciples of Jesus we have received the mission of being his presence and the channel of his Gospel in our own life situations.