Pure Glory

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by Hazel Straub

Rejoice! This is the year of the Lord’s favor and a new day. You are a terebinth of victory!

Isaiah 61:1-3 (Tanakh)
“The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me.
Because the LORD has anointed me;
He has sent me as a herald of joy to the humble,
To bind up the wounded of heart,
To proclaim release to the captives,
Liberation to the imprisoned;
To proclaim a year of the LORD’S favor
And a day of vindication by our God;
To comfort all who mourn-
To provide for the mourners in Zion-
To give them a turban instead of ashes,
The festive ointment instead of mourning,
A garment of splendor instead of a drooping spirit.
They shall be called terebinths of victory,
Planted by the LORD for His glory.”