Hello! and happy good Tuesday to all of us, GUYS. Our "food for the soul" this Tuesday:
THE GOOD NEWS (31 May 2016)
"Cry out with joy, O daughter of Zion; rejoice, O people of Israel! Sing joyfully with all your heart, daughter of Jerusalem!
YAHWEH has lifted your sentence and has driven your enemies away. YAHWEH, the King of Israel is with you; do not fear any misfortune.
On that day they will say to Jerusalem: Do not be afraid nor let your hands tremble, for YAHWEH your GOD is within you, YAHWEH, saving warrior. HE will jump for joy on seeing you, for HE has revived HIS love. For you HE will cry out with joy, as you do in the days of the Feast.
I will drive away the evil I warned you about, and you will no longer be shamed." - Zephaniah 3:14-18
(The destruction on the Day of YAHWEH has left a Remnant in Zion. This is the first time that those who wait for GOD are called poor. It is not mainly a question of being economically poor, but rather of having the attitude of those who have nothing and are open to receive everything from GOD. The word poverty formerly implied failure; now it will be the condition needed to seek GOD. After that time, the "poor of YAHWEH" will mean all those in Israel who hope to find YAHWEH. The Gospel, especially the Gospel of Luke, will proclaim the happiness of the poor [see Luke 6:20].
YAHWEH will be in Jerusalem to share HIS happiness with them. The Holy GOD suddenly shows that HE is like a young man in love who is not concerned about social considerations.
Cry out with joy, O daughter of Zion; YAHWEH, the King of Israel, is with you; do not fear any misfortune. In the Gospel of Luke, the same words are addressed to Mary at the Annunciation: "Rejoice, the LORD is with you. Do not fear, Mary, you will bear the Savior" [Luke 1:28].)
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