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Reader: “He was pierced for our rebellion” Response: “crushed for our iniquity.”
Scripture: Isaiah 52:13-53:12
(Additional readings on your own: Psalm 22, Hebrews 10:16-25, John 18:1-19:42)
>See, my servant will prosper; >he will be highly exalted. >But many were amazed when they saw him. >His face was so disfigured he seemed hardly human, >and from his appearance, one would scarcely know he was a man. >And he will startle many nations. >Kings will stand speechless in his presence. >For they will see what they had not been told; >they will understand what they had not heard about. >Who has believed our message? >To whom has the Lord revealed his powerful arm? >My servant grew up in the Lord’s presence like a tender green shoot, >like a root in dry ground. >There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance, >nothing to attract us to him. >He was despised and rejected— >a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. >We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. >He was despised, and we did not care. >Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; >it was our sorrows that weighed him down. >And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God, >a punishment for his own sins! >But he was pierced for our rebellion, >crushed for our sins. >He was beaten so we could be whole. >He was whipped so we could be healed. >All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. >We have left God’s paths to follow our own. >Yet the Lord laid on him >the sins of us all.
What do you think of this painting from the year 1889? What are the expressions being conveyed by this painting, and its portrayal of the pagan Germanic god Odin, along with his army of the dead? Do you appreciate the painting for what it is, even like it, or do you not like gloomy, dark paintings in general?
I am a guard in an office building belonging to one of the biggest private companies in the country. Generally, i get one 24 hour shift per four days, plus an odd 12 hour shift then and now. The job, as can be expected, is pretty trivial - we stand at our respective posts looking really serious, occasionally checking vehicles/containers and reporting POI entering and exiting. About half of the time we spend on foot, with only a 30 minute lunch break to sit down. I prefer walking back and forth where space is available, as it seems to reduce the strain put on the feet somehow. Night's an easier time, we get to sit down at a designated spot and basically tend to ourselves, checking the rest of the rooms at regular intervals. Can take off the hats that we wear indoors during daytime, too. The pay's not too great from the start, but there are bonuses for extra qualification and such, and it's the first job to reliably pull me out of the NEET cesspit that greeted me after graduating school. It's actually somewhat comfy most of the time, though it does involve a lot of interaction with people that i barely know, which i find uncomfortable. I plan to get a uni degree while i'm here, so i could try something more lucrative and personal. What are your workplaces, Anon? Do you like it where you are? Any plans on changing your occupation?