Embracing a Garment of Praise in Difficult Times

What does it mean to trade our sorrows for a garment of praise? “To grant to those who mourn in Zion—to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit” (Isaiah 61:3, ESV) In ancient times, garments often reflected a person’s emotional…