Lent - Day 25: Surely He Has Born Our Griefs

Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows,

Yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

But He was wounded for our transgressions,

He was bruised for our iniquities,

The chastisement of our peace was upon Him,

And with His stripes we are healed.

Isaiah 53:4-5

Isaiah 53 is one of the most beautiful chapters in Scripture.  Isaiah prophesies the suffering and rejection that Christ would experience in the weeks leading up to the crucifixion.  I invite you this week to read this chapter – in several different translations if you have them.  The pictures drawn through vivid imagery are almost too difficult to see - until you reach verse 11.  Even when weighed down by the sins of the entire world, the prophet says with assurance:

He shall see the travail of His soul

And shall be satisfied.

 

Surely He Has Borne our Griefs

Handel’s Messiah, Part 2, Chorus 24

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir