In this place of waste

After Jeremiah 33:10-16 

In this place of waste,

this place so depopulated

even the beasts are gone,

in this place will be

laughter and sounds of mirth,

in this place will be

shepherds guarding flocks,

in this place will be

sounds of rejoicing and

gladness, in this place

will be the voice of

the bridegroom,

the voice of the bride,

in this place will be

the voice singing praise,

in this place will be

choruses of thanksgiving

and offerings made

in the house of the Lord.

 

It is not over.

The day is coming.

 

Photograph by Wolfgang Hasselmann via Unsplash. Used with permission.

Some Sunday Readings

 

Cultivating Fatherhood: Stories from Scripture – “Help My Unbelief” – Adm Nettesheim at Cultivating Oaks Press.

 

Gen Z Churchgoers Attend More but Often Lag in Application – Aaron Earls at Lifeway Research.

 

Rest Is Not a Thing to be Bought, but Received – Sarah Reardon at Mere Orthodoxy.