Dance Into Hope

Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer.

Romans 12:12

Perhaps Paul might have written this sentence backwards.

Perseverance in prayer will nurture your joy and hope and patience.

The sentence is a circle rather than a line.  Much of scripture, and in fact the spiritual life itself, does not conform to our chronological, linear perceptions.

God is timeless.

The attributes and graces of God are also timeless.

Hope, the uplifting of the heart in love with Christ, moves through our veins like cool water.

Hope is refreshing, especially when we are surrounded by words and actions that try to make us seem silly or naïve when we are hopeful.

But we follow a Savior who was walking Hope.  Crowds came toward Him with their secret knowing, hoping for an answer to their suffering and He gave them abundant life!

We have a choice when confronted with such Love.  We can retreat to the places from which we have come and which are familiar to us, OR

We can leap into new life, today, and dance into hope.

As Annie Dillard says:

“How we spend our days, is, of course, how we spend our lives.”

This is the day the Lord has made-this day, this moment, is filled with light and hope.

Whatever is trying to darken your spirit now-turn away and spend your life’s energy on light.

Blessings, Debra