{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/656fd0cb4030a60011809ebf/6855894a0bed216db752841c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Grace in the Ashes","description":"<h2>Scripture&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2><p><strong>Isaiah 61:3 (NRSV)</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>...to provide for those who mourn in Zion—&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>to give them a garland instead of ashes,&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>the oil of gladness instead of mourning,&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>They will be called oaks of righteousness,&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>the planting of the Lord, to display his glory.</p><p><br></p><h2>Refrain&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2><p>Grace grows where the soul has been scorched.</p><p><br></p><h2>Quote</h2><p><strong>Henri Nouwen</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>“Hope means to keep living amid desperation&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>and to keep humming in the darkness.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Hope is knowing that there is love,&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>it is trust in tomorrow,&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>it is falling asleep and waking again&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>when the sun rises.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>In the midst of a broken world,&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>hope is the gift of grace—&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>the quiet knowing that ashes are not the end.” </p>","author_name":"City Arts Dept"}