Rejoice in Hope

Rejoice in Hope
The continuous peaks and valleys of this broken world can bring a sense of unease and uncertainty into our lives. We can be easily thrown off balance by the hardships and suffering we see all around us. Ever-evolving technology often seems to outpace our abilities to absorb it. The daily rise and fall of the financial markets can be unnerving. As all these challenges mount, we can easily become discouraged and lose hope. Placing our hope in our own abilities, to traverse these summits or mitigate life’s dark valleys is not the answer. At best, we can only achieve temporary peace by altering our course or adjusting our outward behavior. The baseline problem in our culture today is spiritual, namely, man has a broken sin nature that is at enmity with God. Our inherent sin problem propels us to selfishly pursue the peace and hope we all desire.
Friend’s, no amount of intellect, talent, or tenacity can change our sinful state or bring us peace with God. However, those who place their trust in Jesus as Lord and Savior, receive a new nature and are reconciled, by faith to our God. One can never know the peace of God until we are at peace with God! As His adopted children, we not only are at peace with Him but also have been given the power to live in harmony with one another. So, no matter how often or how drastically our lives change, we can rejoice in hope. Friends, our hope is firmly planted on the rock-solid foundation of our triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And the Holy Spirit assures us we are secure in Christ Jesus, both in this life and life to come.
Onward and Upward!
Fr. Greg+
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