Covenant

Isaiah once again knows the words to speak to instill hope and confidence as forward we seek to embrace the one whose embrace will never cease...

"This is for me like the days of noah, when i swore that the waters of Noah should never again deluge the earth; So I have sworn not to be angry with you, or to rebuke you. Though the mountains leave their place and the hills be shaken, My Love shall never leave you nor my covenant of peace be shaken, says the Lord, who has mercy on you."

Wow. Say what you will about the prophets. Often times they strike fear to the heart, and bring bad news of destruction and woe, but they do so in order to create a little space for the good news. Only when our hearts have been pierced and struck to the quick can we be able to recieve the heart of the message, "my love shall never leave you."


This is the Christmas message; this is why the babe comes to lay in the manger. The promise of God comes in the flesh.

The words covenant means to "come together." God comes to meet us in the flesh to make sure we understand just how far he'll go to make sure his love is known.

our only response is Hallelujah...Amen..

to top off this reflection here is Leonard Cohen doing what he does best click Here