I am going to allure you, my daughter. I will lead you into the desert and speak tenderly to you. My daughter, I am going to give you back your vineyards and will make the valley of brokenness into a door of hope. You will sing like in the days of your youth, like the days when you were young and carefree. I am your husband. I am removing the names of idols from your lips. No longer will their names be invoked. You are betrothed to me forever. You are betrothed in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion. You are betrothed in faithfulness and acknowledge that I am God. I will plant you for myself in the land. To those who have told you “Not loved”, I am calling you “dearly loved one” and I will show my unconditional love to you. To those who rejected you, I say, “You are forever mine, safe and secure in my everlasting arms” and you will say, “You are my God.” (Hosea 2:14-23, personalized)
