Journey to Wholeness
… Read the restIn days to come,
The mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest mountain
and raised above the hills.
All nations shall stream toward it.
“Your country is waste, your cities burnt with fire,” the prophet Isaiah rails in the opening chapter of his scroll (1:7a). Judah and Jerusalem are riddled with injustice, hypocrisy, murder, thievery, rebellion, and every sort of corruption.… Read the rest
“Isaiah 61, Day 1” (2 panels)
Isaiah 61:1
©️2020 by Gloria M. Chang
… Read the restThe spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me;
He has sent me to bring good news to the afflicted,
to bind up the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
release to the prisoners,
To announce a year of favor from the Lord
and a day of vindication by our God.
This autumn blessing is styled after the Canticle of the Three Children from the Book of Daniel. In the midst of the fiery flames of King Nebuchadnezzar’s furnace, the Spirit filled Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego with praise and thanksgiving to the Lord.… Read the rest
In all circumstances give thanks,
1 Thessalonians 5:18
for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.
Brothers: in biblical Hebrew this word includes both the male and female members of a group united by blood relationships or by shared experiences and values (NABRE footnote).… Read the rest
