To make that vision real
Liz Crumlish
May 25, 2018
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Isaiah 2: 1-5
1 The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
2 In days to come
the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
and shall be raised above the hills;
all the nations shall stream to it.
3 Many peoples shall come and say,
‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob;
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.’
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4 He shall judge between the nations,
and shall arbitrate for many peoples;
they shall beat their swords into ploughshares,
and their spears into pruning-hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more.5 O house of Jacob,
come, let us walk
in the light of the Lord!
What a vision:
Of the ends of the earth streaming to stand before you
United in worship, acknowledging your majesty
Streaming in peace and harmony
What a vision
Lord we long for that day, for that sight
So help us to do all that is in our power today - and more
to make that vision real
Unclench our bunched fists
Soften our hard hearts
Open our closed minds
May our eyes see opportunity all around
May our tongues speak only love
And may our feet walk only peaceful ways
to usher in your kingdom
in all the spaces we inhabit today
And when we are discouraged
when our efforts seem futile
give us persistence in the face of all that conspires against peace
Paint your vision afresh for us today
Write it large on our minds
So that all our words, all our deeds, all our ways
cause peace to break in wherever we are
seeing a tiny part of your vision realised today.
And hoping for your vision to become real in us.
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