Mar 23, 2010

Awake, awake O Zion,
clothe yourself with strength.
Put on your garments of splendor...

Free yourself from the chains on your neck,
O captive Daughter of Zion.

When the Lord returns to Zion,
they will see it with their own eyes.
Burst into songs of joy together,
you ruins of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted his people,
he has redeemed Jerusalem.

Depart, depart, go out from there!
Touch no unclean thing!
Come out from it and be pure,
you who carry the vessels of the Lord.

But you will not leave in haste or go in flight;
for the Lord will go before you,
the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

-Isaiah 52

Let this be your prayer as you depart from here.