That he suffered as he did for us
more than we can fathom
God choosing to accept
the cloak, the weight,
our sins upon himself
drinking from the cup
the bitter judgment conferred
the lamb aware, yet taking on our sorrows
our sin, our punishment, our death
all of these his alone
that we may live
December 29, 2009
Isaiah 53:5
Isaiah 53:3-5
and Day 117, “The Wounded Healer”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read 12/28/09
&
Isaiah 53:3
Isaiah 53:3-5
and Day 116, “Man of Sorrows”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read 12/29/09
&
Isaiah 49:16
Isaiah 49:14-16
(and see John 10:24-28)
and Day 115, “Engraved on His Hands”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read 12/28/09
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