In the book, "The Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus’ Teachings and How They Have Been Corrupted," Dr. Obery Henricks writes, “To say that Jesus was a political revolutionary is to say that the message he proclaimed not only called for change in individual hearts but also demanded sweeping and comprehensive change in the political, social, and economic structures in his setting in life..."
Hendricks is Professor of New Testament Intepretation at New York Theological Semianry and Scholar in Residence at Columbia University. He shares 7 Political Strategies of Jesus. The strategies are:
1. Treat people needs as holy.
2. Give a voice to the voiceless.
3. Expose the working of oppression.
4. Call the demon by name.
5. Save your anger for the mistreatment of others.
6. Take blows without returning them.
7. Don't just explain the alternative, show it.
Monday, December 26, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
GET READY - JESUS IS COMING!
(This is an abridged version of the preached at Epworth Chapel, Baltimore on 12/11/11.
Mark 13:32-37
I don’t know about you, but as I look around, I believe that God has to be up to something. With every act of violence, it is evident that God has to be up to something. With every war, and every rumor of war - it is very apparent that God has to be up to something. I sense that God is looking down on the disarray of our world, and God sees that there is a need to work in our midst.
I know that this might seem like “pie in the sky” optimism - but for people of faith – for those of us who are looking at the condition of our world through eyes of faithfulness - we know that God never leaves us hopeless. Even amidst the blues and the blahs of this world – we know that God never leaves us hopeless. For we know that where there is faith, there is always the possibility of life.
As is the case today, at the impending birth of Jesus – the world was likewise in turmoil. Rome had occupied Jerusalem – and had assumed control of the life of the persons who lived there. Persons were not free to worship their God.
The condition of the world at the Lord’s birth should remind us that suffering and oppression - the trials and tribulations of this present day – are not unique to today’s world.
Certainly, AIDS afflicts millions of children and adults across the globe. Violence of many types continues to afflict our communities. Drugs and addiction remains rampant among us. Corruption and scandal seems to pervade the corporate world, to permeate our government, and has even infected many parts of the church.
Many people find themselves in emotional and relational distress – looking for love and happiness in all the wrong places.
And yet - God sent Jesus. God’s divine love for the world was evident in that God broke into the human condition, and came to dwell with us in the person of God’s only begotten Son. In the midst of a broken world – Jesus (God incarnate – God ‘in-flesh’) came with a purpose. Jesus came to offer peace to the world.
And Jesus came with a promise. He promised that he would never leave us or forsake us – that whatever might trouble us – if we believe in him – he would be with us. (God Immanuel – God with us)
In Mark’s gospel, Jesus said, “Be on guard! Be alert! For you do not know when that time will come… what I say to you, I say to everyone, Watch, (keep awake) for I am coming.”
Jesus beckons us today to “Get Ready” for he is coming to be present with us.”
The season of Advent serves to remind us of the imminent coming – the imminent appearing - of Jesus.
Why do we need to be reminded of this today? Amidst the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it is easy for us to move – very quickly from Thanksgiving to Christmas – with no time of spiritual preparation in between. Indeed, it is distressing to witness how excessive commercialism and unhindered consumerism …. shopping malls and shopping frenzies …the media and the hype of the season have so many people hooked. Hooked to the point where too many persons have forgotten – if they ever really knew – the real meaning of Christmas – the true reason for the season.
Advent calls us to a time of anxious anticipation – a time of expectant waiting - for Jesus. During this Advent season, we should be expecting Jesus to enter into our lives in new and exciting ways.
Advent calls us to the discipline of waiting on God. If you know like I know, the discipline of waiting on the Lord is not easy. Waiting is always a test of our patience, and an act of ceding our need for control, to circumstances that are often out of our control.
If you’ve ever waited on a waitress… waited on a bus… waited on a plane, waited on a taxi-cab - you know of the difficulty of waiting and being patient. If you’ve ever waited for guests to arrive… waited for graduations to come… waited for diplomas to be earned…waited for a paycheck to show up…waited for a loved one to return – you know of the difficulty of waiting.
For those of us who have had to wait for a decision on a job application…or had to wait for a diagnosis in the midst of illness - we know that waiting is often filled with anxiety. Advent beckons us to the discipline of waiting on God.
And furthermore, Mark reminds us that as the Church – as persons of faith in Christ – as we wait on the Lord’s appearing, we are to prepare ourselves for his coming. We are reminded of our need to be spiritually prepared for Christmas.
Advent waiting is about doing those things necessary to prepare – to get ready – for the coming of the Lord Jesus into our lives.
As we prepare, spiritually, for Christ’s appearing:
• Let us commit ourselves during Advent to spending quality time with God – time in prayer, and study, and worship.
• Let us commit ourselves to spending quality time with family and friends.
• Let us commit ourselves to serving those less fortunate than us, and showing genuine concern for the least, and the lost, and the left out among us.
And as we prepare ourselves for the Lord’s appearing – as we ready ourselves for God’s advent in our lives - we can sing out loud with the confidence and assurance of the saints of God:
Come thou long-expectant Jesus,
Born to set the people free;
From our fears and sins release us,
Let us find our rest in thee…
Mark 13:32-37
I don’t know about you, but as I look around, I believe that God has to be up to something. With every act of violence, it is evident that God has to be up to something. With every war, and every rumor of war - it is very apparent that God has to be up to something. I sense that God is looking down on the disarray of our world, and God sees that there is a need to work in our midst.
I know that this might seem like “pie in the sky” optimism - but for people of faith – for those of us who are looking at the condition of our world through eyes of faithfulness - we know that God never leaves us hopeless. Even amidst the blues and the blahs of this world – we know that God never leaves us hopeless. For we know that where there is faith, there is always the possibility of life.
As is the case today, at the impending birth of Jesus – the world was likewise in turmoil. Rome had occupied Jerusalem – and had assumed control of the life of the persons who lived there. Persons were not free to worship their God.
The condition of the world at the Lord’s birth should remind us that suffering and oppression - the trials and tribulations of this present day – are not unique to today’s world.
Certainly, AIDS afflicts millions of children and adults across the globe. Violence of many types continues to afflict our communities. Drugs and addiction remains rampant among us. Corruption and scandal seems to pervade the corporate world, to permeate our government, and has even infected many parts of the church.
Many people find themselves in emotional and relational distress – looking for love and happiness in all the wrong places.
And yet - God sent Jesus. God’s divine love for the world was evident in that God broke into the human condition, and came to dwell with us in the person of God’s only begotten Son. In the midst of a broken world – Jesus (God incarnate – God ‘in-flesh’) came with a purpose. Jesus came to offer peace to the world.
And Jesus came with a promise. He promised that he would never leave us or forsake us – that whatever might trouble us – if we believe in him – he would be with us. (God Immanuel – God with us)
In Mark’s gospel, Jesus said, “Be on guard! Be alert! For you do not know when that time will come… what I say to you, I say to everyone, Watch, (keep awake) for I am coming.”
Jesus beckons us today to “Get Ready” for he is coming to be present with us.”
The season of Advent serves to remind us of the imminent coming – the imminent appearing - of Jesus.
Why do we need to be reminded of this today? Amidst the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it is easy for us to move – very quickly from Thanksgiving to Christmas – with no time of spiritual preparation in between. Indeed, it is distressing to witness how excessive commercialism and unhindered consumerism …. shopping malls and shopping frenzies …the media and the hype of the season have so many people hooked. Hooked to the point where too many persons have forgotten – if they ever really knew – the real meaning of Christmas – the true reason for the season.
Advent calls us to a time of anxious anticipation – a time of expectant waiting - for Jesus. During this Advent season, we should be expecting Jesus to enter into our lives in new and exciting ways.
Advent calls us to the discipline of waiting on God. If you know like I know, the discipline of waiting on the Lord is not easy. Waiting is always a test of our patience, and an act of ceding our need for control, to circumstances that are often out of our control.
If you’ve ever waited on a waitress… waited on a bus… waited on a plane, waited on a taxi-cab - you know of the difficulty of waiting and being patient. If you’ve ever waited for guests to arrive… waited for graduations to come… waited for diplomas to be earned…waited for a paycheck to show up…waited for a loved one to return – you know of the difficulty of waiting.
For those of us who have had to wait for a decision on a job application…or had to wait for a diagnosis in the midst of illness - we know that waiting is often filled with anxiety. Advent beckons us to the discipline of waiting on God.
And furthermore, Mark reminds us that as the Church – as persons of faith in Christ – as we wait on the Lord’s appearing, we are to prepare ourselves for his coming. We are reminded of our need to be spiritually prepared for Christmas.
Advent waiting is about doing those things necessary to prepare – to get ready – for the coming of the Lord Jesus into our lives.
As we prepare, spiritually, for Christ’s appearing:
• Let us commit ourselves during Advent to spending quality time with God – time in prayer, and study, and worship.
• Let us commit ourselves to spending quality time with family and friends.
• Let us commit ourselves to serving those less fortunate than us, and showing genuine concern for the least, and the lost, and the left out among us.
And as we prepare ourselves for the Lord’s appearing – as we ready ourselves for God’s advent in our lives - we can sing out loud with the confidence and assurance of the saints of God:
Come thou long-expectant Jesus,
Born to set the people free;
From our fears and sins release us,
Let us find our rest in thee…
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
WAIT ON THE LORD
This is an abridged version preached at Epworth Chapel, Baltimore on 12/4/11.
(Matthew 2:1-12)
In a phenomenal little book entitled "Addicted to Hurry," Dr. Kirk Byron Jones addresses a matter that is endemic and epidemic in our contemporary culture. Jones reminds us of our conspicuous propensity toward rushing – we are addicted to hurry. Indeed hurry is on of the marks of our society.
It is very apparent that too many people, are in too much of a hurry, to accomplish too many things, and see too many people, and go to too many places. We are mired in a compulsive, obsession with speed.
Yes we are a world that is in a hurry. We’re in a hurry to get to work, a hurry to get to school, a hurry to get to church, a hurry to get to the store.
We’re in a hurry. We’re in a hurry to vacation, and a hurry to retire. We’re in a hurry to order our food, a hurry to eat our food, and a hurry to pay for our food. We’re in a hurry to matriculate, a hurry to graduate, a hurry to marry, and some are even in a hurry to get divorced.
We’re in a hurry for medical care, a hurry for lawyer’s advice, a hurry to lose weight, and a hurry to look good. We’re in a hurry to make money, a hurry to spend money, and some of us may even be in a hurry to save some money. We’re in a hurry to buy the car, a hurry to buy the house, a hurry to buy the wide screen television set (with remote control).
It seems that in recent years, we as a nation have even been in hurry to engage in war – a hurry to shed blood, and hurry to bomb the homes, and schools, and mosques of persons in far off lands.
So often it seems that in the midst of our rush to get things done, and to go from place to place, we fail to see what is really going on around us. And it is in these moments during the Advent season, as we prepare for Christmas that our hurriedness becomes more pronounced and exacerbated. People push to the front of the line, cars speed ahead, and we all are left to wonder as to the true meaning and relevance of the season.
It seems that in many ways, we have lost a sense of connectedness and patience – a sense of common interest and genuine concern among persons. It seems that we’ve lost much of our capacity to pause and wait - and savor and relish the meaning of life and our common plight as the people of God.
It seems that at the birth of Jesus, the world was similarly hurried. There was a certain buzz afloat as to the significance of the birth of this child. The magi – the wise men from the East – had observed – they had seen the Lord’s star at its magnificent and glorious rising. In this star, the wise men were convinced that they had witnessed a marvelous sign of the birth of the Messiah – the Savior of the world - and they wanted to pay him homage.
And King Herod was obviously disturbed – troubled - by these events. he was disturbed at the uproar surrounding the birth of a child to parents who were not of royal state – but who was receiving so much attention. King Herod was concerned and disturbed (troubled) at the excitement for one born in the politically insignificant village of Bethlehem. And so King Herod was in a hurry to find out where Jesus was, and to have the wise men return the baby to him.
If we would take a moment and look at our world – I believe we would clearly see that what Advent helps is to see is the ways in which God has broken into history in the unlikely person of Jesus Christ. Jesus was born into poverty, uneducated, and unconnected to the established social and political order of his day. He was a nobody - an unlikely Savior he was.
I believe that this demonstrates God’s love for all humanity, and thus we see God’s call that we engage in the same kind of radical love for each other.
Indeed, God saw fit to send Jesus, God’s only begotten son into the world to save us from sin and destruction, and worry and hurry. Jesus – God incarnate (in-flesh) was God’s way of getting the world’s attention some two thousand years ago. The world then was beckoned to stop, and look, and consider how God was working in the world.
And so it is that we might take a few moments during the hustle and bustle – amidst the hurriedness of the season reflect upon the meaning of Advent. What do all the signs of the season mean to us? What do all of the candles, and lights, and gifts really mean? How have we stopped to pay homage to Jesus – who is the reason for the season? What hope does Christ bring to our fractured world today? Where do we see signs of the presence of the Messiah in our lives – in our world?
In the flight of time, in the hurriedness of our days, we are invited to note the actions of the Magi – the wise men – who would take time out of their busy-ness, their rush to get things done, to observe how God was acting in the world in the person of Jesus.
Indeed, what Advent is really about is waiting on the Lord. We are beckoned today to stop, and consider the ways in which we need God to work in our lives. What are we waiting for the Lord to do for us?
I don’t know about you - but I believe given the condition of our world, we need to learn how wait on the Lord.
I know that it might not always be easy to wait, but I’m glad to tell that some folk came along before us to teach us how to wait.
1. The children waited on the Lord for 40 years in the wilderness.
2. Job in his trouble said I’m going to wait on the Lord until my change comes.
3. David encouraged us to wait on the Lord, and be of good courage.
4. And Isaiah came along and gave us a song to remind us what would happen when we wait on the Lord. Isaiah told us:
They that wait on the Lord
Will renew their strength
They will mount up with wings as eagles
They will run and not be weary
They will walk and not faint!
(Matthew 2:1-12)
In a phenomenal little book entitled "Addicted to Hurry," Dr. Kirk Byron Jones addresses a matter that is endemic and epidemic in our contemporary culture. Jones reminds us of our conspicuous propensity toward rushing – we are addicted to hurry. Indeed hurry is on of the marks of our society.
It is very apparent that too many people, are in too much of a hurry, to accomplish too many things, and see too many people, and go to too many places. We are mired in a compulsive, obsession with speed.
Yes we are a world that is in a hurry. We’re in a hurry to get to work, a hurry to get to school, a hurry to get to church, a hurry to get to the store.
We’re in a hurry. We’re in a hurry to vacation, and a hurry to retire. We’re in a hurry to order our food, a hurry to eat our food, and a hurry to pay for our food. We’re in a hurry to matriculate, a hurry to graduate, a hurry to marry, and some are even in a hurry to get divorced.
We’re in a hurry for medical care, a hurry for lawyer’s advice, a hurry to lose weight, and a hurry to look good. We’re in a hurry to make money, a hurry to spend money, and some of us may even be in a hurry to save some money. We’re in a hurry to buy the car, a hurry to buy the house, a hurry to buy the wide screen television set (with remote control).
It seems that in recent years, we as a nation have even been in hurry to engage in war – a hurry to shed blood, and hurry to bomb the homes, and schools, and mosques of persons in far off lands.
So often it seems that in the midst of our rush to get things done, and to go from place to place, we fail to see what is really going on around us. And it is in these moments during the Advent season, as we prepare for Christmas that our hurriedness becomes more pronounced and exacerbated. People push to the front of the line, cars speed ahead, and we all are left to wonder as to the true meaning and relevance of the season.
It seems that in many ways, we have lost a sense of connectedness and patience – a sense of common interest and genuine concern among persons. It seems that we’ve lost much of our capacity to pause and wait - and savor and relish the meaning of life and our common plight as the people of God.
It seems that at the birth of Jesus, the world was similarly hurried. There was a certain buzz afloat as to the significance of the birth of this child. The magi – the wise men from the East – had observed – they had seen the Lord’s star at its magnificent and glorious rising. In this star, the wise men were convinced that they had witnessed a marvelous sign of the birth of the Messiah – the Savior of the world - and they wanted to pay him homage.
And King Herod was obviously disturbed – troubled - by these events. he was disturbed at the uproar surrounding the birth of a child to parents who were not of royal state – but who was receiving so much attention. King Herod was concerned and disturbed (troubled) at the excitement for one born in the politically insignificant village of Bethlehem. And so King Herod was in a hurry to find out where Jesus was, and to have the wise men return the baby to him.
If we would take a moment and look at our world – I believe we would clearly see that what Advent helps is to see is the ways in which God has broken into history in the unlikely person of Jesus Christ. Jesus was born into poverty, uneducated, and unconnected to the established social and political order of his day. He was a nobody - an unlikely Savior he was.
I believe that this demonstrates God’s love for all humanity, and thus we see God’s call that we engage in the same kind of radical love for each other.
Indeed, God saw fit to send Jesus, God’s only begotten son into the world to save us from sin and destruction, and worry and hurry. Jesus – God incarnate (in-flesh) was God’s way of getting the world’s attention some two thousand years ago. The world then was beckoned to stop, and look, and consider how God was working in the world.
And so it is that we might take a few moments during the hustle and bustle – amidst the hurriedness of the season reflect upon the meaning of Advent. What do all the signs of the season mean to us? What do all of the candles, and lights, and gifts really mean? How have we stopped to pay homage to Jesus – who is the reason for the season? What hope does Christ bring to our fractured world today? Where do we see signs of the presence of the Messiah in our lives – in our world?
In the flight of time, in the hurriedness of our days, we are invited to note the actions of the Magi – the wise men – who would take time out of their busy-ness, their rush to get things done, to observe how God was acting in the world in the person of Jesus.
Indeed, what Advent is really about is waiting on the Lord. We are beckoned today to stop, and consider the ways in which we need God to work in our lives. What are we waiting for the Lord to do for us?
I don’t know about you - but I believe given the condition of our world, we need to learn how wait on the Lord.
I know that it might not always be easy to wait, but I’m glad to tell that some folk came along before us to teach us how to wait.
1. The children waited on the Lord for 40 years in the wilderness.
2. Job in his trouble said I’m going to wait on the Lord until my change comes.
3. David encouraged us to wait on the Lord, and be of good courage.
4. And Isaiah came along and gave us a song to remind us what would happen when we wait on the Lord. Isaiah told us:
They that wait on the Lord
Will renew their strength
They will mount up with wings as eagles
They will run and not be weary
They will walk and not faint!
KEEP HOPE ALIVE!
(This is an adapted version of the sermon preahced at Epworth Chapel, Baltimore on 11/27/11)
"For unto us a child is born, and unto us a son is given. (Isaiah 9:6)
Keep hope alive! This statement was once a popular mantra of hope and possibility for many. In the context of the Advent season, in the context of our Christ faith, the statement takes on bold new meaning. It is the message of Advent, the message of promise – the message that help is on the way.
In this season, we remember the hope of the prophet Isaiah who proclaimed:
“For unto us a child is born,
unto us a son is given:
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called wonderful, counselor,
the mighty God, the everlasting father,
the prince of peace (Isaiah 9:6).
Here, Isaiah begins to speak hope and possibility and promise into the apparently hopeless predicament of the people of Israel. Here they were mired in a condition of centuries of complacency before God, centuries of wandering and disobedience. Now lost, and wondering about their future. The Israelites had nowhere to turn, and nobody to depend upon – they were seemingly hopeless in their despair.
And in many ways, our days seem to be filled with similar doom and gloom. Just open the newspaper - political unrest, social dysfunction, economic uncertainty, natural disasters, and community violence, not to mention spiritual demise, abounds.
Philosopher Cornel West calls the conditions in which we live the “Nihilism” of our communities - where a certain nothingness, meaninglessness, lovelessness, and hopelessness seems to have pervaded and permeated our reality.
In the midst of these recent realities, disasters, unrest, and uncertainty about the days ahead, the Advent season reminds us that we have to KEEP HOPE ALIVE. Why? Because help is on the way.
Isaiah spoke possibility and promise into the community of faith by declaring to them that “unto us a child is born.”
Now notice here that it would take over 700 years for this prophetic promise to come to fruition (“for unto us a child IS born”), but still Isaiah spoke promise into their present reality. Note here that Isaiah did not say that a child would be born, but that “Unto is a child IS born.”
In other words, the Israelites needed to see the promise of the Messiah – the promise of salvation, the promise of wholeness, and the promise of healing as a part of their present reality.
“For unto us a child is born.” It’s interesting, as we look with hope and expectancy at the coming of the Lord, that at the birth of Jesus, God used everything that was wrong with this world to make us right. Jesus was born in a manger, not in a hospital – he was born to an unwed, teenaged mother – he was born without a biological father – he was raised by homeless parents – he was not of an elite class, but born into poverty and struggle. In Jesus, God used everything that is wrong with our world to make us right.
Keep hope alive! What are we really talking about when we talk about hope? Hope is not something that is static, and may not be even be material, but hope is living and helps us to see how God will be at work in our lives in the future.
• Hope helps us to experience disappointment, and see victory.
• Hope helps us to look at need, and see provision.
• Hope helps us to experience death, and know that life is still possible.
• Hope helps us to look at the darkness, and know that daybreak is on the horizon.
We are encouraged today to KEEP HOPE ALIVE! For help is not only on the way, but help has already come in the person of Jesus Christ.
Keep hope alive! For, indeed God is a God who has come to help us rise in this day, to help is to hold on, to help is stay strong and keep looking up.
Hope would lead Isaiah - amidst the dismal despair – the tumultuous turmoil of his day to later write another song:
Even youths faint and grow weary,
And young men stumble and fall
But they that wait on the Lord (those who hope in the
Lord)
Will renew their strength,
They will mount up with wings as eagles,
They will run and not get weary,
They will walk and not faint.
KEEP HOPE ALIVE !
"For unto us a child is born, and unto us a son is given. (Isaiah 9:6)
Keep hope alive! This statement was once a popular mantra of hope and possibility for many. In the context of the Advent season, in the context of our Christ faith, the statement takes on bold new meaning. It is the message of Advent, the message of promise – the message that help is on the way.
In this season, we remember the hope of the prophet Isaiah who proclaimed:
“For unto us a child is born,
unto us a son is given:
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called wonderful, counselor,
the mighty God, the everlasting father,
the prince of peace (Isaiah 9:6).
Here, Isaiah begins to speak hope and possibility and promise into the apparently hopeless predicament of the people of Israel. Here they were mired in a condition of centuries of complacency before God, centuries of wandering and disobedience. Now lost, and wondering about their future. The Israelites had nowhere to turn, and nobody to depend upon – they were seemingly hopeless in their despair.
And in many ways, our days seem to be filled with similar doom and gloom. Just open the newspaper - political unrest, social dysfunction, economic uncertainty, natural disasters, and community violence, not to mention spiritual demise, abounds.
Philosopher Cornel West calls the conditions in which we live the “Nihilism” of our communities - where a certain nothingness, meaninglessness, lovelessness, and hopelessness seems to have pervaded and permeated our reality.
In the midst of these recent realities, disasters, unrest, and uncertainty about the days ahead, the Advent season reminds us that we have to KEEP HOPE ALIVE. Why? Because help is on the way.
Isaiah spoke possibility and promise into the community of faith by declaring to them that “unto us a child is born.”
Now notice here that it would take over 700 years for this prophetic promise to come to fruition (“for unto us a child IS born”), but still Isaiah spoke promise into their present reality. Note here that Isaiah did not say that a child would be born, but that “Unto is a child IS born.”
In other words, the Israelites needed to see the promise of the Messiah – the promise of salvation, the promise of wholeness, and the promise of healing as a part of their present reality.
“For unto us a child is born.” It’s interesting, as we look with hope and expectancy at the coming of the Lord, that at the birth of Jesus, God used everything that was wrong with this world to make us right. Jesus was born in a manger, not in a hospital – he was born to an unwed, teenaged mother – he was born without a biological father – he was raised by homeless parents – he was not of an elite class, but born into poverty and struggle. In Jesus, God used everything that is wrong with our world to make us right.
Keep hope alive! What are we really talking about when we talk about hope? Hope is not something that is static, and may not be even be material, but hope is living and helps us to see how God will be at work in our lives in the future.
• Hope helps us to experience disappointment, and see victory.
• Hope helps us to look at need, and see provision.
• Hope helps us to experience death, and know that life is still possible.
• Hope helps us to look at the darkness, and know that daybreak is on the horizon.
We are encouraged today to KEEP HOPE ALIVE! For help is not only on the way, but help has already come in the person of Jesus Christ.
Keep hope alive! For, indeed God is a God who has come to help us rise in this day, to help is to hold on, to help is stay strong and keep looking up.
Hope would lead Isaiah - amidst the dismal despair – the tumultuous turmoil of his day to later write another song:
Even youths faint and grow weary,
And young men stumble and fall
But they that wait on the Lord (those who hope in the
Lord)
Will renew their strength,
They will mount up with wings as eagles,
They will run and not get weary,
They will walk and not faint.
KEEP HOPE ALIVE !
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