Isaiah 51:1-3

This week, our Lenten series responding to the current crises enacted by the Trump administration will focus on hope for those who hunger for a better day. The Scripture reading is Isaiah 51:1-3.

In Isaiah 51:1-2, “you that pursue righteousness” are encouraged to identify as children of Abraham and Sarah. Have you ever thought of yourself as such?

Isaiah promises that “the wilderness” will become “like Eden”, and “the desert like the garden of the Lord”. How might these images, carrying God’s promise of salvation, serve as a focus of meditation to live through these days?