Father God I pray for hope. Hope for the future. I felt I was in a position that saying its over would be just as productive as staying in the same situation. Nothing was different, but the attitude had changed. Believing and hoping for tomorrow was more beneficial than giving up all hope and just moving on. It felt better to believe, even when it didnt look like anything had changed or was improving.Not believing was more difficult and challenging.Its easier to believe. Hope is a gift. It lifts our spirits and strengthens our reserve. A smile, a wink, a hug, a kind word. Human contact is so important. So I press forward to transform the darkest moments to lighthearted praise. Hope that is for all. I pray for all of my faith community. I pray that God will hear our prayers and know what we need. I pray that as we are being tested we become stronger and more resilient. Hope is different from wishful or positive thinking. Hope is important. I'm hoping to go through the line again. Being able and willing to wait with a positive, hopeful feeling. Know that its going to be OK, no matter what.
11 “In that day “I will restore David’s fallen shelter—
I will repair its broken walls
and restore its ruins—
and will rebuild it as it used to be,
12 so that they may possess the remnant of Edom
and all the nations that bear my name,”
declares the LORD, who will do these things.
13 “The days are coming,” declares the LORD,
“when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman
and the planter by the one treading grapes.
New wine will drip from the mountains
and flow from all the hills,
14 and I will bring my people Israel back from exile.
“They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them.
They will plant vineyards and drink their wine;
they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
15 I will plant Israel in their own land,
never again to be uprooted
from the land I have given them,”
says the LORD your God.
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