Because the Lord hath been well pleased with thee.

According to the prophet Isaiah, God changes Jerusalem’s name: she will no longer be called “Forsaken” but “My delight is in her,” for He takes His joy in her, as a bridegroom in his bride. Today, if a negative label weighs on you or on someone else (“failure,” “difficult,” “forgotten”), inwardly replace it with a name of tenderness, and look at yourself, or at the other, with this joy of God.