Isaiah 40:2-6

“Speak kindly to Jerusalem; And call out to her, that her warfare has ended, That her guilt has been removed, That she has received of the Lord’s hand Double for all her sins.”

The voice of one calling out, “Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness; Make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

“Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the uneven ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley;

Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, And all flesh will see it together; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

A voice says, “Call out.” Then he answered, “What shall I call out?” All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field.