Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Luke 3:5 -- On Rough Ways and Finding Wholeness

"Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;"
Luke 3:5


This is John the Baptist quoting Isaiah 40:4, although the wording is slightly different.  Isaiah was prophesying about John, at least in part, and John is fulfilling that prophecy, but also talking about something that will really happen... I think both physically and symbolically. 

Although I will miss the mountains for sure, I love the idea of rough places being made smooth, both in a larger earth way and in a personal us way, because we have a lot of rough patches. :)

This also seems to be to be symbolic of repentance and wholeness... how God can renew anything... not just repairing, but making it as good as new, including us. :)

Today, let's work with God towards newness and wholeness, in the world and in our individual lives.

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