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I have nothing very profound of my own words to say today.  I just heard this song for the first time a couple of hours ago, and it immediately made me think of this scripture.  It was read at my and David's wedding.

Life is all so beautifully sinking into my spirit this week.  I woke up at 4:30 on Saturday morning and ended up soaking in a hot bath as I watched the sun rise through our big window above the tub.  A bird was serenading me the whole time, and I just cried. Releasing grief, anxiety, fear and feeling so incredibly free and happy and alive all at the same time.  It was absolutely glorious...this beautiful story of Restoration.

Maybe you feel the same?

Let the birdie sing to you, too, if you like.....

Isaiah 62

Look, Your Savior Comes!

 ^1-5 Regarding Zion, I can't keep my mouth shut, regarding Jerusalem, I can't hold my tongue,
Until her righteousness blazes down like the sun 
   and her salvation flames up like a torch.
Foreign countries will see your righteousness, 
   and world leaders your glory.
You'll get a brand-new name 
   straight from the mouth of God.
You'll be a stunning crown in the palm of God's hand, 
   a jeweled gold cup held high in the hand of your God.
No more will anyone call you Rejected, 
   and your country will no more be called Ruined.
You'll be called Hephzibah (My Delight), 
   and your land Beulah (Married),
Because God delights in you 
   and your land will be like a wedding celebration.
For as a young man marries his virgin bride, 
   so your builder marries you,
And as a bridegroom is happy in his bride, 
   so your God is happy with you.

 ^6-7I've posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem.
   Day and night they keep at it, praying, calling out,
   reminding God to remember.
They are to give him no peace until he does what he said,
   until he makes Jerusalem famous as the City of Praise.

 ^8-9God has taken a solemn oath,
   an oath he means to keep:
"Never again will I open your grain-filled barns
   to your enemies to loot and eat.
Never again will foreigners drink the wine
   that you worked so hard to produce.
No. The farmers who grow the food will eat the food
   and praise God for it.
And those who make the wine will drink the wine
   in my holy courtyards."

 ^10-12Walk out of the gates. Get going!
   Get the road ready for the people.
Build the highway. Get at it!
   Clear the debris,
   hoist high a flag, a signal to all peoples!
Yes! God has broadcast to all the world:
   "Tell daughter Zion, 'Look! Your Savior comes,
Ready to do what he said he'd do,
   prepared to complete what he promised.'"
Zion will be called new names: Holy People, God-Redeemed,
   Sought-Out, City-Not-Forsaken.