advent - day 3

There shall come forth a shoot from
the stump of Jesse,
and a branch from his roots shall bear
fruit.
And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest
upon him,
the Spirit of wisdom and
understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of
the LORD.

He shall not judge by what his eyes see,
or decide disputes by what his ears
hear,
but with righteousness he shall judge
the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek
of the earth;
and he shall strike the earth with the rod
of his mouth,
and with the breath of his lips he shall
kill the wicked.
Righteousness shall be the belt of his
waist,
and faithfulness the belt of his loins.

Isaiah 11: 1-5