A reading from
the Book of the Prophet Isaiah11:1-10
On that day,/ A shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse,/ and from his roots a bud shall blossom./ The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him:/ a Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,/ A Spirit of counsel and of strength,/ a Spirit of knowledge and of fear of the Lord,/ and his delight shall be the fear of the Lord./ Not by appearance shall he judge,/ nor by hearsay shall he decide,/ But he shall judge the poor with justice,/ and decide aright for the land’s afflicted./ He shall strike the ruthless with the rod of his mouth,/ and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked./ Justice shall be the band around his waist,/ and faithfulness a belt upon his hips.
Then the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb,/ and the leopard shall lie down with the kid;/ The calf and the young lion shall browse together,/ with a little child to guide them./ The cow and the bear shall be neighbors,/ together their young shall rest;/ the lion shall eat hay like the ox./ The baby shall play by the cobra’s den,/ and the child lay his hand on the adder’s lair./ There shall be no harm or ruin on all my holy mountain;/ for the earth shall be filled with knowledge of the Lord,/ as water covers the sea.
On that day,/ The root of Jesse,/ set up as a signal for the nations,/ The Gentiles shall seek out,/ for his dwelling shall be glorious.
The word of the Lord.
