Making room for Good News
Laura Digan
December 23, 2025
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Isaiah 52: 7-10 (NIVUK)
7 How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of those who bring good news,
who proclaim peace,
who bring good tidings,
who proclaim salvation,
who say to Zion,
‘Your God reigns!’
8 Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices;
together they shout for joy.
When the Lord returns to Zion,
they will see it with their own eyes.
9 Burst into songs of joy together,
you ruins of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted his people,
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The Lord will lay bare his holy arm
in the sight of all the nations,
and all the ends of the earth will see
the salvation of our God.
For two weeks there I wasn’t able to get into my Facebook account. And the peace and quiet was so lovely! Now I did miss seeing friends’ photos and updates, especially from their Advent activities and Christmas parties. But I didn’t miss the doomscrolling, the self-promoting posts, the bad news or the aggressively conflicting opinions. I had room for something else…
Too often our hearts are crowded with fear, distraction, comparison, and guarded expectations. Isaiah 52: 7-10 invites us to make room for good news by first noticing how ready God is to speak it. The messenger’s feet of verse 7 are called beautiful not because the mountainous road is easy but because the peace, the glad tidings and the salvation they proclaim is worth the journey. The watchmen of verse 8 lift their voices together reminding us that hope is to be shared and recognised, not hoarded or doubted in isolation. Making room for good news means trusting that God is at work even before we see the outcome.
So last night I finally managed to get back into my Facebook account. I’ve decided I’m doing a clear out, unfollowing those accounts that make me feel bad. And in making room for good news my voice on the platform will be one of peace, good tidings and one that proclaims the salvation of our Lord.
Prayer:
God of peace, clear the crowded places in my heart where fear and distraction have taken root.
Help me to recognise and welcome the good news you are already bringing near.
Teach me to rejoice, trust and rest in your saving love
Amen
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