the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit.

Loving this.

I haven't spent a ton of time in Isaiah since freshman year at Wheaton, but that immersion in it was enough that I still name it immediately as my favorite book of the Bible.

I'm remembering why.

Soaking in:

"He has anointed me...

to comfort all who mourn;

to grant to those who mourn in Zion-

to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,

the oil of gladness instead of mourning,

the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;

that they may be called oaks of righteousness,

the planting of the Lord,

that He may display His beauty."

Isaiah 61:1-3

Also loving:

Psalms 56, 62, 95.