The Lord comforts his people and never forgets them.
A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah.
Thus says the Lord:
In a time of favor I answer you,
on the day of salvation I help you,
To restore the land and allot the desolate heritages,
Sing out, O heavens, and rejoice, O earth,
break forth into song, you mountains.
For the Lord comforts his people
and shows mercy to his afflicted.
But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me;
my Lord has forgotten me.”
Can a mother forget her infant,
be without tenderness for the child of her womb?
Even should she forget,
I will never forget you.
The Word of the Lord.