“Come, let us return to the Lord.He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us;he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds.2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence.3 Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him.As surely as the sun rises, he will appear;he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.”

4 “What can I do with you, Ephraim? What can I do with you, Judah?Your love is like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears.5 Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth— then my judgments go forth like the sun.6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.

— Hosea 6:1-6

Episode # 60

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