Advent:: Hope

The great South African Anglican Bishop Desmond Tutu once said, "Hope is being able to see there is light despite all the darkness."

 

Whew! That's a good one. Hope can be a  powerful force in our lives. It's the thing that can best give us perspective on our days and life. 

 

I think of young kids when I think about the powerful interplay between hope and perspective. Have you ever seen a young kid cry like it's the worst thing that's ever happened to them when a dog steals their food or ice cream? That's because it probably IS the worst thing that's happened to them. Think about how radical the highs and lows are with 3-5 years worth of living. You are constantly swinging back and forth between the greatest and worst moments of their life because they don't have enough experiences to compare against. 

 

Hope is the opposite of this way of living. It speaks loudly into the dull and painful moments that this is not all that exists. There is more than today, and there is a light despite all the darkness. 

 

Join us in exploring the hope that we find in the promise and the life of Jesus Christ. We'll hope to see how Jesus can be the very light in the darkness that we hold onto when the sum of our experiences call us to abandon all hope.