Since only two people (Rose and Tonie) responded to the challenge last month, I thought I would try again. Perhaps this article does not get read and I am asking in vain, but I also can be somewhat persistent. :) So, I invite you to take some time and prayerfully read through Isaiah 35. Perhaps you should read it every day for a week or a month and write your thoughts down. When you believe that you have received what the Lord has for you (or us) in this passage, send your thoughts to me in an e-mail (kellycohoe@comcast.net) or give me your thoughts in writing. I look forward to your
God-inspired views and insights. Don’t underestimate what the Lord may say to you and through you if you take the
time to seek Him as you read this passage.

“Even the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days. The wasteland will rejoice and blossom with
spring crocuses. 2 Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers and singing and joy! The deserts will become as
green as the mountains of Lebanon, as lovely as Mount Carmel or the Plain of Sharon. There the Lord will
display his glory, the splendor of our God. 3 With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands, and
encourage those who have weak knees.4 Say to those with fearful hearts, ‘Be strong, and do not fear, for your
God is coming to destroy your enemies. He is coming to save you.’ 5 And when he comes, he will open the eyes
of the blind and unplug the ears of the deaf. 6 The lame will leap like a deer, and those who cannot speak will
sing for joy! Springs will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams will water the wasteland. 7 The parched
ground will become a pool, and springs of water will satisfy the thirsty land. Marsh grass and reeds and rushes
will flourish where desert jackals once lived. 8 And a great road will go through that once deserted land. It will
be named the Highway of Holiness. Evil-minded people will never travel on it. It will be only for those who walk
in God's ways; fools will never walk there. 9 Lions will not lurk along its course, nor any other ferocious beasts. There will be no other dangers. Only the redeemed will walk on it. 10 Those who have been ransomed by the
Lord will return. They will enter Jerusalem singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Sorrow and mourning will disappear, and they will be filled with joy and gladness.” (Isaiah 35, NLT)