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And again Isaiah says,
“The root of Jesse will come,
Even he who arises to rule the gentiles;
In him will the gentiles hope.”
Romans 15:12
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Shining through the branches of a big old pine tree
When Joe comes home from working nights he flops his cap down on the kitchen table. It is an Irish sculls cap and when he wears it with his mask at work they say he looks like a Southie (Irish part of Boston) bank robber. I just like the way it looks on my kitchen table and I’m glad he’s not a bank robber. My sister had to get some scans in Boston and spent the week at my mums. I had them up for dinner one night. This isn’t the greatest picture of her...I think I caught her in mid-chew. Sunday I met with both of my daughters and my grandchildren. We were the only ones in the pizza place and felt comfortable taking our masks off while we ate. It was the first time we’ve all been together in such a very long time. It brought me to tears. I rise before the sun most mornings and see it coming up over the neighboring houses like ribbons of orange and indigo light. One morning this week I happened to glance up and see the crescent moon setting behind the big, old pine while the sky was
Without this hope, we are truly lost!
ReplyDeletePerfect image for that verse! We need a trail of bread crumbs back to hope this year.
ReplyDeleteWithout Him, we have no hope. And in Him, we have all reason to hope.
ReplyDeleteI just happen to be reading through Isaiah (not Romans) right now. What a wonderful story of sin and redemption!
ReplyDeleteHope is such a great word. In life, we need to have hope or all that left would be despair. Nice reminder this morning of Hope. :)
ReplyDeleteThank God for sending Jesus, our Hope!
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect analogy--a sprouting plant is such a picture of hope.
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