The darkness that had so completely enveloped humanity has been broken. As we remembered this past week when we laid Nellie VanderMeulen to rest, death no longer has the last word. Neither does poverty. Jesus is the light of whom Isaiah spoke. Isaiah tells us that this city is the centre of world attention.
Nations stream to it.
Sons and daughters, who have been scattered around the globe, are on the way. The terms used for riches were ones common to the day of Isaiah and represented the best of all aspects of society. Today we'd possibly use different pictures - pictures of high tech, of fine arts, pharmaceuticals and aerospace, sports and politics. But it'd all be there. Carried into the city.