On
that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob
will no more lean on the one who struck them, but will lean on the LORD,
the Holy One of Israel, in truth. A remnant will return, the remnant of
Jacob, to the mighty God. For though your people Israel were like the
sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. Destruction is
decreed, overflowing with righteousness. For the Lord GOD of hosts will
make a full end, as decreed, in all the earth.
Therefore
thus says the Lord GOD of hosts: O my people, who live in Zion, do not
be afraid of the Assyrians when they beat you with a rod and lift up
their staff against you as the Egyptians did. For in a very little while
my indignation will come to an end, and my anger will be directed to
their destruction. The LORD of hosts will wield a whip against them, as
when he struck Midian at the rock of Oreb; his staff will be over the
sea, and he will lift it as he did in Egypt. On that day his burden will
be removed from your shoulder, and his yoke will be destroyed from your
neck. Isaiah 10:20-27
Dear Aunt Elizabeth,
It was a less stressful day and we ran into friends from our village. They told us that the men who were looking for us had given up and headed home. We joined them for several miles before I tired and we had to find a place to rest. We sang this song, together, as we walked, and it made me happy for the first time in a long time.
We will lean on the Lord
those who would hurt us
lost on the dusty road
we will no longer be afraid.
We will not be afraid
The Lord God is with us
we are blessed children
and we are hidden in the heart of God.
Today is filled with light
we have forgotten the pain
the shame of the past
is like a silly murky dream.
We will not be afraid
The Lord God is with us
we are blessed children
and we are hidden in the heart of God.
We are settled for the night in a soft bed, after both washing and putting on fresh clothes. Joseph spent too much on this, but we felt we needed a clean room and a chance to rest well. I am so sleepy, I will have to write again tomorrow.
Much love
Mary
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