Isaiah 43:18-21

Speaking for God, the prophet Isaiah says: "I have put water in the desert for my people to drink. The people I have formed for myself will sing my praises."

This passage begins with a statement by the prophet, on behalf of God, that God is about to do "a new thing." The prophet tells us that God "will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert" for the people God has chosen. Written in Babylon, this passage expresses the longing of the Judeans in exile to return to their own land. To go home, they must cross the desert. Without God's help, they have no hope of doing so.

Are we in exile from the life of God's promise? Are we caught up in the every day tasks of life? God offers to guide us safely home. But what is "the desert" we have to cross? And do we have the faith for this journey?

Grace and peace...Bob