First, a confession. It is incredible daunting to even begin to comment and reflect on one of the most prominent books in all of Holy Scripture. Indeed, I think it was St. Augustine who told his Father Confessor that the language of Isaiah was too difficult for him. So it is with a certain amount of holy fear and trepidation that I begin these reflections.
Second, these comments should be rightly ordered beneath the text as commentary on the text, just like the many wonderful commentaries out there. There is of course no substitution for reading and praying the text itself. Let it soak into the marrow of your bones. Consider memorizing portions of Isaiah. Let the word of God be “on your lips and in your heart” (Romans 10:8).
Will you journey with me with Isaiah of Jerusalem this Advent?
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