Psalm 130:7 - O Israel, wait for the Lord; for with the Lord is steadfast love and great power to redeem.
I'm
sad today. I'm sad about my friends who are sick. I'm sad about the
fires in Southern California, wreaking havoc on the lives of my friends
and family. I'm sad about Jerusalem. I'm sad about Republicans trying to
take away all that was good about America along with our money and our
healthcare. There seems to be no end to the number of things to be sad
about. Yet, hope does not spring from times of east and prosperity, but
rather from times of difficulty and pain.
Jurgan
Moltmann writes that if we can see how to get what we hope for, it isn't
really hope. All we have to do is take those steps. No, hope lies
beyond our horizon, beyond our ability to see the entire path. Our hope
in God's promises will be fulfilled in the future. God's promises are
always in the future. When one is fulfilled, more promises will take its
place. There is always another promise beyond our horizon.
What
we wait for is not God to fix things, but for God's word, God's
guidance, God's Love. Wait for the Lord; for with the Lord is steadfast
love. The world as it is at this moment is not in its final state. These
things too shall pass. We wait for love to fill our bodies that we may
work with God in bringing about justice where there is injustice.
Wait for the Lord; for with the Lord is steadfast Love.
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