I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow. 14I will satisfy the priests with abundance, and my people will be filled with my bounty,” declares the Lord.

“Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded,”

Is not Ephraim my dear son, the child in whom I delight? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore my heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the Lord.

No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the Lord. “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”

Lord God my Father,

I delight in your way, you are the Peace I long for. Keep me close and expose my sin nature so I may release it you your destruction. Even as I am a sinner you delight in me, restore me to your desire, release your healing to restore your people and give us passion in your way.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen