10 Dec 2023
Good News?
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Comfort, O comfort my people,
says your God.
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that she has served her term,
that her penalty is paid,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins.
A voice cries out:
‘In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord,
make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.
Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all people shall see it together,
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.’
Get you up to a high mountain,
O Zion, herald of good tidings;
lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings,
lift it up, do not fear;
say to the cities of Judah,
‘Here is your God!’
See, the Lord God comes with might,
and his arm rules for him;
his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.
He will feed his flock like a shepherd;
he will gather the lambs in his arms,
and carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead the mother sheep.
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
11 December 2023 @ 1:29 am
Excellent message, Ann! Thank you!
11 December 2023 @ 3:19 am
Thank you! This was such a true and important message, I listened to it once and then listened to it again with my husband!
11 December 2023 @ 3:28 am
Thank you. Sharing with others on our Peace and Justice committee.
Simple truth.
11 December 2023 @ 4:03 pm
Your preaching on this passage with the help of your 5th & 6th graders, Ann, brings me to tears.
I’m so grateful you spoke of COP28 and quoted Francis.
15 December 2023 @ 3:00 am
Very moving. I was brought to tears and once again this advent hear the call to “plain” living.