Advent - Dec. 4
Isaiah 26:1-6 (NRSV)
"Judah’s Song of Victory
26 On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
We have a strong city;
he sets up victory
like walls and bulwarks.
2 Open the gates,
so that the righteous nation that keeps faith
may enter in.
3 Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace—
in peace because they trust in you.
4 Trust in the Lord forever,
for in the Lord God[a]
you have an everlasting rock.
5 For he has brought low
the inhabitants of the height;
the lofty city he lays low.
He lays it low to the ground,
casts it to the dust.
6 The foot tramples it,
the feet of the poor,
the steps of the needy"
The footnote in my study Bible say this for this passage: " A processional song celebrating God's defense of Jerusalem and his defeat of its enemies."
One commentary says this passage "portrays Jerusalem as a city of 'salvation', perfect peace, and refuge for those who continue to maintain 'trust' in God.
I don't really know how this all connects with my personal Advent journey, but I do know that some days its hard to image what peace can really look like. I am thinking a lot today about what's happening in our country as a reaction to the verdicts in the Ferguson and Eric Garner cases. Jesus came to bring peace - to teach us - and to show us how to bring about peace in our world. I guess we still have a lot of work to do. Sigh.
"Trust in the Lord. God sends us his only Son, who comes to bring peace."
- daily reading suggestion taken from the Advent 2014 calendar published by Creative Communications for the Parish.
We have a strong city;
he sets up victory
like walls and bulwarks.
2 Open the gates,
so that the righteous nation that keeps faith
may enter in.
3 Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace—
in peace because they trust in you.
4 Trust in the Lord forever,
for in the Lord God[a]
you have an everlasting rock.
5 For he has brought low
the inhabitants of the height;
the lofty city he lays low.
He lays it low to the ground,
casts it to the dust.
6 The foot tramples it,
the feet of the poor,
the steps of the needy"
The footnote in my study Bible say this for this passage: " A processional song celebrating God's defense of Jerusalem and his defeat of its enemies."
One commentary says this passage "portrays Jerusalem as a city of 'salvation', perfect peace, and refuge for those who continue to maintain 'trust' in God.
I don't really know how this all connects with my personal Advent journey, but I do know that some days its hard to image what peace can really look like. I am thinking a lot today about what's happening in our country as a reaction to the verdicts in the Ferguson and Eric Garner cases. Jesus came to bring peace - to teach us - and to show us how to bring about peace in our world. I guess we still have a lot of work to do. Sigh.
"Trust in the Lord. God sends us his only Son, who comes to bring peace."
- daily reading suggestion taken from the Advent 2014 calendar published by Creative Communications for the Parish.
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