Blessings of Coming Glory

“No longer will you need the sun to shine by day,
    
nor the moon to give its light by night,

for the Lord your God will be your everlasting light,
    
and your God will be your glory.

Your sun will never set;
    
your moon will not go down.

For the Lord will be your everlasting light.
    
Your days of mourning will come to an end.”


Isaiah 60:19-20

(Portland, ME schooner sailing)

Blessings of Blessings To Come

You will know at last that I, 

the Lord,
    
am your Savior and your Redeemer,
    
the Mighty One of Israel.

I will exchange your bronze for gold,
    
your iron for silver,

your wood for bronze,
    
and your stones for iron.

I will make peace your leader
    
and righteousness your ruler.

Violence will disappear from your land;
    
the desolation and destruction of war will end.

Salvation will surround you like city walls,
    
and praise will be on the lips of all who enter there.


Isaiah 60:16-18

(Portland, ME lighthouse)