SCRIPTURE
Isaiah
35:1-10
“They
shall see the glory of the LORD”
1
The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and
blossom; like the crocus 2 it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice
with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of
Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the LORD, the majesty of our God.
3 Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. 4
Say to those who are of a fearful heart, "Be strong, do not fear! Here is
your God. He will come with vengeance, with terrible recompense. He will come
and save you." 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and
the ears of the deaf unstopped; 6 then the lame shall leap like a
deer, and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy. For waters shall break
forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; 7 the burning
sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; the haunt of
jackals shall become a swamp, the grass shall become reeds and rushes. 8
A highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Holy Way; the unclean shall
not travel on it, but it shall be for God's people; no traveler, not even fools,
shall go astray. 9 No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous
beast come up on it; they shall not be found there, but the redeemed shall walk
there. 10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion
with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy
and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.