Comments on: Exile http://stewartcutler.com/archives/785 youth work - faith - culture Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:03:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jonathan Blundell http://stewartcutler.com/archives/785/comment-page-1#comment-863 Jonathan Blundell Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:44:54 +0000 http://stewartcutler.com/?p=785#comment-863 Excellent! Great perspective. The continual story of God and Jesus and the manger MUST be about hope. It must be about hope and good news for all. "Comfort! Comfort for my people!" I can hear Walter Brueggeman yelling that at Mars Hill every time I think about it. "Comfort! Comfort for my people!" "Comfort, comfort my people," says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the LORD's hand double for all her sins. Great stuff. Hope lives on! Excellent! Great perspective.

The continual story of God and Jesus and the manger MUST be about hope. It must be about hope and good news for all.

“Comfort! Comfort for my people!”

I can hear Walter Brueggeman yelling that at Mars Hill every time I think about it.

“Comfort! Comfort for my people!”

“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.

Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins.

Great stuff. Hope lives on!

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