a well-watered garden.

I've been very comforted by the book of Isaiah since I've been here, so I'd like to share a few 'cerpts (that's short for excerpts).

This is what the Lord says-
he who has made a way through the sea,
a path through the mighty waters...
"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...
to give drink to my people, my chosen,
the people I formed for myself
that they may proclaim my praise." (43:16, 18-19, 21)

...if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,
then your light will rise in the darkness,
and your night will become like the noonday.
The Lord will guide you always;
he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
and will strengthen your frame.
You will become like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail. (58:10-11)

These two sections have become my prayer for myself- that God would give me the patience, strength and peace to be fully present with the people here; and that in doing so, I might learn and experience God more deeply, and be satisfied in that. Please pray this with me!