Isaiah 40: 1-5, 21-31
“Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.”– Isaiah 40:30-31
The Servant of the New Creation
Isaiah 42:1-5; 43:14-21
“Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations.”– Isaiah 42:1
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.”– Isaiah 43:18-19
Isaiah 52
“But you will not leave in haste or go in flight;
for the Lord will go before you,
the God of Israel will be your rear guard.”
– Isaiah 52:12
Isaiah 53
“He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.”
– Isaiah 53:7
