Isaiah 11:1 (NRSV)
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Chapter 11A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots.
Devotion
When I see a tree stump, I usually assume the life of that tree is over and it should be dug up and thrown out. God sees things differently. For God, it is nothing to take what seems dead and bring forth from it new and wonderful growth beyond our imagining. God does this in you, in me and in the world.
Prayer
Living God, may your limitless imagination bring forth new growth in us so that we might be bearers of your fruit to the world. Amen.