Tears wiped away

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⁶ And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. ⁷ And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations. ⁸ He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it. ⁹ And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

Reflect

Isaiah pictures a feast for all peoples, where God will 'swallow up death in victory' and wipe away tears from every face. Those who waited will say, 'this is our God; we have waited for him.'

Pray

God, this season can make grief sharper. Hold those I miss and those who mourn, and keep me hoping for the day you wipe away tears. Amen.