Hope

For a moment or perhaps a long while,
Sometimes in our life we
Are dropped into the depths of
Despair, a tragedy or sickness of
Intense proportions may fall upon us.
In the darkness we struggle
With difficult and often confusing feelings.

As Christians we often feel
guilty about these feelings.
All are True human emotions and
Necessary in enabling us to cope.
God understands our pain and
Our suffering.
He knows we have Questions and doubts.

He will wrap his loving arms around us,
He will be there when no one else can.
After a time we begin to feel his presence.
You can see a faint light in the distance.
This is the light of HOPE.

Moving toward the light-
The Holy Spirit takes us by the
Hand and helps us to move
Even closer to the light.
The Light of the Lord that
Shines into each of our lives.
Here in The Lords loving
presence our souls and
Our wounds begin to heal.

God has a plan for us and
We can rest assured that we
Have been called here for a purpose.
No one was put on Earth by accident.
Our job is not yet finished.

We must continue to move forward.
We might not understand the
Sequence of events in our Lives.
We might not understand
The meaning of our suffering
In times of our past mistakes,
Wither or not our faults,
Health, issues or the death of
A loved one or even
During financial situations...

But we have not lost everything...
we are not alone.
We will always have HOPE.
Remember that Hope was born
His name is Jesus.
And Hope does live on...
Even when things are so tough...

~Author Unknown~

July 22,2004