Our Hope

Division, war, plagues, famine, death.

Disregard for human life.

A people who’ve turned their faces from God.

This is the suffering recounted in the Old Testament.

Job, David, Isaiah, Jeremiah…

Their written words were a path for their pain.

Their laments a cry to their God.

Timeless words.

Words laced with anguish and grief.

And words infused with eternal hope.

Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,

for his compassions never fail.

They are new every morning;

great is your faithfulness.

Lamentations 3:22-23

Division, war, plagues, famine, death.

Disregard for human life.

A people who’ve turned their face from God.

This is our suffering.

Our written words are a path for our pain.

Our laments a cry to our God.

Timeless words.

Words laced with anguish and grief.

And words infused with eternal hope.

We wait, O Lord, for You.

Our faces are turned toward You.

Our hearts are open to You.

Our words are written for You.

For Your people.

You are our Hope.

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Barbara Diane Schultz on June 1, 2022 at 9:23 AM

A wonderful connection to the times we are in. Thank you!
Angela Catrambone on June 1, 2022 at 10:21 AM

Love this Ginny! I was just going to put hearts but can’t do that here. Our trust is in the Lord. He is our help and salvation. His Kingdom is within us and He is our hope in all circumstances.
Nikki S. White on June 1, 2022 at 10:44 AM

Ginny,

This is so beautiful and stilled my tossing and turning heart. Thank you for pointing our eyes back to our Hope. He is the same yesterday, today and forever.

Grateful hugs,
Nikki
Chris Daniel on June 1, 2022 at 11:03 AM

Yes, this sums it up right now and in the past. HOPE. It’s what He has impressed upon me to write to reach those lost, broken, stuck and buried in dirty mire. There is only one HOPE and we have to point the way to the Way, Truth and Life in Jesus only! Thanks Ginny.
Virginia Williams on June 1, 2022 at 11:14 AM

Just the thoughts I was thinking as I finished the book of Jeremiah and begin Ezekiel in my Bible reading. This world today is so much like Jeremiah’s.
Sheila Scherlin on June 1, 2022 at 11:25 AM

I love how you used repetition to emphasize the suffering because of our sins but then refer to our hope in Christ, which is unfailing.
Linda Cobourn on June 1, 2022 at 3:38 PM

You concisely put into words what I have been struggling to write. Thank you for boiling it down to the essence: God is still in control.
Naomi J on June 1, 2022 at 10:47 PM

Thanks for this encouraging piece. Yes! It encourages me to think of the long line of faithful testifiers, writers, emoters, grievers, and prophets that I, through my writing, have a small share in sharing our great hope!
Thank you, Ginny 🙂

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