Even the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days.
The wasteland will rejoice and blossom with spring crocuses.
Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers and of singing and joy!
The deserts will become as green as the mountains of Lebanon,
as lovely as Mount Carmel of the plain of Sharon.
There the Lord will display his glory,
the splendor of our G0d.
With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands,
and encourage those who have weak knees.
Say to those with fearful hearts,
"Be strong, and do not fear,
for your G0d is coming to destroy your enemies.
He is coming to save you."
And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind
and unplug the ears of the deaf.
The lame will leap like a deer,
and those who cannot speak will sing for joy!
Springs will gush forth in the wilderness,
and streams in the wasteland.
The parched ground will become a pool,
and springs of water will satisfy the thirsty land.
Marsh grass and reeds and rushes will flourish
where desert jackals once lived.
And a great road will go through that once deserted land.
It will be named the Highway of Holiness.
-Is. 35:1-8
I LOVE the mental picture that brings! Beauty out of barren land. Healing out of a wasteland. HOPE.....
Last night I heard Casting Crown's new rendition of one of their much loved songs. And it reminded me that this..........
.......doesn't happen without the rain. And the storm.
Just like in the garden of my (and your!) soul.
Days like today make me smile. But they're all the more brilliant because of the winter and the barren days that have passed. Yet today the birds are singing!!!
