"How beautiful are the feet of him who, over the mountains, brings good news," Isaiah 52:7.
In that age news got from here to there by means of an actual human being, boots on the ground. The messenger walked, ran, traversed, suffered dusty roads over mountain passes. And if the news he brought heralded hope and good news for the eagerly awaiting community, well, then, how beautiful the man's endeavor to put out the good news, how beautiful the pierced feet that carried him! So, for a people in the dark, who despaired of safety, who saw no hope for life, suddenly to hear: Your God reigns! Ah, what joy! What singing! What comfort! What redemption! Everyone on earth will see the salvation of our God.
We visit with a brother or sister today and share the joy of good news: Our God reigns! And, together, we give deepest thanksgiving to God for his messenger, Jesus, his Christ.
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