Isaiah 52: 7-10 (links validated 12/05/24a)

At Creative Arts Camp, we put on a musical, and our musical that year was The Friendship Company, based on Christian singer Sandi Patty’s album for children. One of the songs on that album? “Beautiful Feet.” Here are some of the lyrics: There are feet that skip and play There are feet that run away There are feet that love a race and win or lose There are chubby feet and small And strong feet to kick a ball But beautiful are the feet that bring good news. There are feet that sleekly swim Through the water wearing fins There are feet that shimmy up the tallest trees There are happy feet and sad There are aching feet and mad But beautiful are the feet that publish peace...

("I heard a wonderful story about Joseph Haroutunian, who was a Presbyterian theologian at McCormick Seminary in Chicago for many years. He was an Armenian immigrant to this country. When he arrived people sometimes told him that he ought to change his name to an English sounding name..." and another illustration)