Advent- Dec. 5
December 5
Isaiah 29:17-24(NRSV)
Isaiah 29:17-24(NRSV)
"Hope for the Future
17 Shall not Lebanon in a very little while
become a fruitful field,
and the fruitful field be regarded as a forest?
18 On that day the deaf shall hear
the words of a scroll,
and out of their gloom and darkness
the eyes of the blind shall see.
19 The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord,
and the neediest people shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.
20 For the tyrant shall be no more,
and the scoffer shall cease to be;
all those alert to do evil shall be cut off—
21 those who cause a person to lose a lawsuit,
who set a trap for the arbiter in the gate,
and without grounds deny justice to the one in the right.
become a fruitful field,
and the fruitful field be regarded as a forest?
18 On that day the deaf shall hear
the words of a scroll,
and out of their gloom and darkness
the eyes of the blind shall see.
19 The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord,
and the neediest people shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.
20 For the tyrant shall be no more,
and the scoffer shall cease to be;
all those alert to do evil shall be cut off—
21 those who cause a person to lose a lawsuit,
who set a trap for the arbiter in the gate,
and without grounds deny justice to the one in the right.
22 Therefore thus says the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob:
No longer shall Jacob be ashamed,
no longer shall his face grow pale.
23 For when he sees his children,
the work of my hands, in his midst,
they will sanctify my name;
they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob,
and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
24 And those who err in spirit will come to understanding,
and those who grumble will accept instruction."
Somehow in the midst of all the holiday craziness - the unrest going on in our nation over race, and violence, and inequality - we need to hold on to hope for the future. We need to hold on to the vision of promise that the deaf will hear the message of God's love.
"Bring the love and light of the Lord into your homes this Advent season."
- daily reading suggestion taken from the Advent 2014 calendar published by Creative Communications for the Parish.
no longer shall his face grow pale.
23 For when he sees his children,
the work of my hands, in his midst,
they will sanctify my name;
they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob,
and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
24 And those who err in spirit will come to understanding,
and those who grumble will accept instruction."
Somehow in the midst of all the holiday craziness - the unrest going on in our nation over race, and violence, and inequality - we need to hold on to hope for the future. We need to hold on to the vision of promise that the deaf will hear the message of God's love.
"Bring the love and light of the Lord into your homes this Advent season."
- daily reading suggestion taken from the Advent 2014 calendar published by Creative Communications for the Parish.
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