All Creation Waits, Day 18 – You Will Go Out in Joy
Week 3 – 3rd Sunday of Advent – Waiting in Joy (Isaiah 55)
Isaiah 55:12a
12a For you shall go out in joy
and be led back in peace;
Thoughts
This is the promise: joy that moves us forward, peace that leads us out. God’s renewal doesn’t keep us stuck in waiting – it sends us rejoicing into the world. The joy of Advent is active, not sentimental. It propels us to love, to serve, to sing. Joy is the strength that carries hope into the open air.
Question
What would it look like for you to “go out in joy” this week – in your words, your actions, or your presence?
Prayer
God of joy, send me out with gladness. Let Your peace shape my steps today …