Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God. Like a shepherd he feeds his flock; in his arms he gathers the lambs, carrying them in his bosom,and leading the ewes with care. (Is 40:1-11)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121024.cfm
Some folks get obsessed with the end of the world images from the Scriptures, especially those from the Little Apocalypse in the synoptic gospels, or the Book of Daniel, or even from the Book of Revelation itself. But much older is this image from the Prophet Isaiah of the God who comes, not with violence and destruction, but rather with comfort, gentle as a shepherd carrying the lambs in his bosom and leading the ewes with care. It is this image that dominates the season of Advent and that Händel used so effectively to begin his oratorio, Messiah.
