Speak Tender

Isaiah 40:1-5
“Comfort, comfort my people,”
says your God.
“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem.
Tell her that her sad days are gone
and her sins are pardoned.
Yes, the Lord has punished her
twice over for all her sins.”
Listen!
It’s the voice of someone shouting,
“Clear the way
through the wilderness
for the Lord!
Make a straight highway
through the wasteland
for our God!
Fill in the valleys,
and level the mountains and hills.
Straighten the curves,
and smooth out the rough places.
Then the glory of the Lord
will be revealed,
and all people
will see it together.
The Lord has spoken!”