Sunday, December 21, 2008

Advent week four:Joy

Then the eyes of the blind will be opened
And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.

Then the lame will leap like a deer,

And the tongue of the mute will shout for joy.

For waters will break forth in the wilderness and streams in the Arabah.

The scorched land will become a pool

And the thirsty ground springs of water;

In the haunt of jackals,

its resting place,

Grass becomes reeds and rushes.
A highway will be there,
a roadway,
And it will be called the Highway of Holiness.
The unclean will not travel on it,
But it will be for him who walks that way,
And fools will not wander on it.
No lion will be there,
Nor will any vicious beast go up on it;
These will not be found there.
But the redeemed will walk,
And the ransomed of the LORD will return
And come with joyful shouting to Zion,
With everlasting joy upon their heads.
They will find gladness and joy,
And sorrow and sighing will flee away.
Is 35:5-10

No comments: