Episode 125: Under the Grapevine and Fig Tree - Micah 4-5

Chapter four of Micah is a dark warning and admonition to those who abuse their power and leave the lesser in dire circumstances. We struggle with the meaning of a prophecy that seems to leave us with hopelessness but in the midst of the chastisement is hope. The time of suffering has an end and the promise of coming to the place of God's love and goodness is always held out to us. There is work to be done and it will provide each of us with what we need, to sit beneath our grapevine and fig tree where we will rest and be at peace.