Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Dear God,

With all the burdens we bear, all the difficulties we face and all the uncertainties in the world today, there is one truth that remains constant, one that offers hope and certainty and one that can give us opportunity for support, love and even peace.  It is this:  You are with us.  Just as the sun goes down and the darkness comes, the sun will rise again tomorrow.  The light will come; the darkness will not overtake us!

It is often very hard to live as if the darkness will give way to the light.  It is easier to just proclaim the darkness and then live in it complaining all the time in anxiety, fear and anger.  But that would be living a lie.  The light will come; it always does.  We may have to dig deep to find it!  We may have to look up more often than down!  We may have to take our feet out of concrete and take a step ahead.  For the light to come, we have to play our part in life.  And we can start today!

Holy, Loving God,

we are yours.

You are ours.

We belong together.

Help us

live this way.

Love, Andrea