Epiphany III - A 

January 26, 2020

Isaiah 9:1-4

9:1 But there will be no gloom for those who were in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

9:2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness on them light has shined.

9:3 You have multiplied the nation, you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as people exult when dividing plunder.

9:4 For the yoke of their burden, and the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian.

Shine 

by

 Carrie Newcomer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weIJ8nubVvc

Draw a circle of love, draw a circle of light,
There are songs on the air like birds in flight.
Said the finger to the moon and the moon to the door,
"There's a light shining from the farthest shore."

Shining, shining down,
Shining, all around
Rising, up from the ground
Shining, Shining all around.

There is meaning in the music, there is reason in the song
There is hope you we dare to sing along.
Said the sparrow to the water and the water to the wind
"We're made of light and have always been."

Shining, shining down,
Shining, all around
Rising, up from the ground
Shining, Shining all around.

He threw a line in the water where the water was deep,
Where the spirits move and the spirits sleep,
He saw it for a moment and the moment did glow,
He held it in his hands and then he let go.

Shining, shining down,
Shining, all around
Rising, up from the ground
Shining, Shining all around.

It is more than luck more than chance or fate,
When the lines of our lives are not clear or straight,
It was there all the time if I'd seen the signs,
But usually it's clearer when we look behind.

Shining, shining down,
Shining, all around
Rising, up from the ground
Shining, Shining all around.