HOPE in sad Times
"When trouble seeks to rob your very breath, When tragedy hits hard and steals your days, Recall that Christ endured the sting of death; He gives us hope, and merits all our praise.
Author: GUSTAFSON
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It’s remarkable! No matter what we might be suffering, we can be sure that God will never leave us hopeless.
Sadness and sorrow are life’s great equalizers. They affect us all, in varying degrees.
Sometimes entire countries suffer. In 1994 we were horrified by the massive sorrow in Rwanda and Bosnia. And we are all touched by smaller-scale tragedies: accidents, illnesses, family breakups, financial woes. Regardless of our own optimistic tendencies, sorrow visits all of us.
But there’s another side to this. No matter how tragic our lives may be, no matter if we are given to depression and despair rather than happiness and joy, we are never left hopeless.
That’s because life is not a string of accidental circumstances. Life has a spiritual dimension that can always be buoyed by God’s love, mercy, and grace.
So how this apply to us?
A life verse to ponder
Lamentations 3:26
‘'It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.’
No one is hopeless whose hope is in God
