First Thought

וְקָרְא֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם עַם־הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ גְּאוּלֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְלָךְ֙ יִקָּרֵ֣א דְרוּשָׁ֔ה עִ֖יר לֹ֥א נֶעֱזָֽבָה׃

And they will call them, “The holy people, The redeemed of Adonai”; And you will be called, “Sought out, a city not forsaken.” (Isaiah 62:12)

We are called “Redeemed of Adonai.” Let that sink in. Each new day offers us a chance to reflect on what it means to be redeemed and live our lives accordingly.

Figure 25.1: Sunrise over Mount of Olives. Courtesy of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands