“Something New” Isaiah 43:16-21
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Thus says the Lord,
who makes a way in the sea,
a path in the mighty waters,
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who brings forth chariot and horse,
army and warrior;
they lie down, they cannot rise,
they are extinguished, quenched like a wick:
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“Remember not the former things,
nor consider the things of old.
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Behold, I am doing a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert.
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The wild beasts will honor me,
the jackals and the ostriches,
for I give water in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,
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the people whom I formed for myself
that they might declare my praise.
COLLECT OF THE DAY
Almighty God, by Your great goodness mercifully look upon Your
people that we may be governed and preserved evermore in body and soul; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen