Living with Hope
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 1 Thessalonians 4:13
Yesterday, 11 September 2006, many of us witnessed the sorrow of a nation. Five years after terrorist attacked America--America mourned the loss of innocent and brave lives. Seemingly at the end of the day many were left in anger, in worry, and in sadness. These are the fruit of worldly sorrow.
A sorrow that should prick our hearts with compassion for their loss and not judgment. For compassion overcomes judgment.
Yet loss and heartbreak occurred and will yet occur if our hearts are set on this world. Yet we’ve been gifted with hope, a hope not of this time nor of this world; a hope found in Christ our Lord.
For we may have sorrow for those who are lost but not a worldly sorrow. For hope triumphs over sorrow, over anguish, and over lingering sadness.
It is then to us to encourage the down hearted and to show the hope living and abiding in our hearts through the Spirit of Christ that lives and resides within our being.
The world will have sorrow upon sorrow and since we live in the world sorrow will also touch our hearts… but it will not linger… for the hope found in Christ in greater than the world and since we are thus blessed we can look to tomorrow; live in Christ with eternal hope.
Yesterday, 11 September 2006, many of us witnessed the sorrow of a nation. Five years after terrorist attacked America--America mourned the loss of innocent and brave lives. Seemingly at the end of the day many were left in anger, in worry, and in sadness. These are the fruit of worldly sorrow.
A sorrow that should prick our hearts with compassion for their loss and not judgment. For compassion overcomes judgment.
Yet loss and heartbreak occurred and will yet occur if our hearts are set on this world. Yet we’ve been gifted with hope, a hope not of this time nor of this world; a hope found in Christ our Lord.
For we may have sorrow for those who are lost but not a worldly sorrow. For hope triumphs over sorrow, over anguish, and over lingering sadness.
It is then to us to encourage the down hearted and to show the hope living and abiding in our hearts through the Spirit of Christ that lives and resides within our being.
The world will have sorrow upon sorrow and since we live in the world sorrow will also touch our hearts… but it will not linger… for the hope found in Christ in greater than the world and since we are thus blessed we can look to tomorrow; live in Christ with eternal hope.
posted by Michael Byrd at 9:38 AM
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