Isaiah 9:2-7.  The prophet foresaw a time when Galilee will lose its contempt and replace it with glory. They will lose their darkness and replace it with light. They will lose their oppression and gain a peace so strong that they could burn their battle uniforms. They will lose their sorrow and gain a joy like the joy of the harvest — like the joy of dividing the spoil.

LORD, thank you for the One who brought harvest joy to Galilee, and thank you for those Galileans who spread that joy to us.