I saw the holy city coming down out of heaven from God, Revelation 21, 2.

Welcome to this daily encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

A beautiful ending was written by Jennifer Benson Schultz and read by Rochelle Trubb.

Revelation chapter 21, verses 2 through 5, and 9 through 11.

I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride

beautifully dressed for her husband, and I heard a loud voice from the throne

saying, Look, God's dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.

They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear

from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain,

for the old order of things has passed away. He who was seated on the throne said,

I am making everything new. Then he said, write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues

came and said to me,

Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the lamb.

And he carried me away in the spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the

holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. It shone with the glory of God, and its

brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.

A Beautiful Ending, written by Jennifer Benson Schultt.

On a warm evening, I met up with friends in a downtown area.

We were excited to eat at a restaurant that offered live jazz music outside, but when we arrived, the patio was full.

Disappointed, we left and had to walk several blocks to find another place to eat.

On earth, disappointments come in all sizes, both big and small.

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