The news is filled with horrors I can’t even begin to comprehend, and there’s a verse in Matthew 2 that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about.
“A voice was heard in Ramah,
weeping and loud lamentation,
Rachel weeping for her children;
she refused to be comforted,
because they are no more.”
The repeat of history is chilling, and what is happening is again followed by the questions that always come.
Why God?
Sometimes, like today, there are simply no words. Sometimes we even begin to wonder if He really is still in control. In Hebrews 10:23, though, God tell us to hold unswervingly to our hope in Him. Why? Because God is always faithful.
He walks through the ‘valley of death with us.'
Through the muck we think we’ll never escape.
He knows that we are facing, and even that sometimes we struggle to maintain our hope. The challenge is to trust in God’s promises to give us the strength we need for each day, and to guard our faith even when things go wrong and we can't feel God's presence.
Let’s pray today for those who are hurting.
In Israel, the Gaza strip, Palestine, as well as those around us.
The world needs hope.
Oh come, Oh come Emmanuel.
Light of the World, Lauren Daigle
The world waits for a miracle
The heart longs for a little bit of hope
Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel
A child prays for peace on Earth
And she's calling out from a sea of hurt
Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel
And can you hear the angels singing
Glory to the light of the world
Glory, the light of the world is here
Come down, come down, Emmanuel
He is the song for the suffering
He is Messiah, the Prince of Peace has come
He has come, Emmanuel
Glory to the light of the world
For all who wait
For all who hunger
For all who've prayed
For all who wonder
Behold your King
Behold Messiah
Emmanuel, Emmanuel
Glo-glory to the light of the world
Glory to the light of the world
Glory to the light of the world
Behold your King
Behold Messiah
Emmanuel, Emmanuel
The world waits for the miracle
The heart longs for a little bit of hope
Oh come, oh come Emmanuel.
