When you think about hope, it is not very hard to think of
many different sources for hope. We can find hope in our work or the work of
others to make the world a better place. We can discover hope in the
inspirational words of leaders, teachers, and preachers.
Sometimes when I attend church on Sunday morning, I wonder
where God is. I mean, here are all these people who showed up to worship God,
yet I sometimes don’t think God is any more present there than anywhere else.
But then I get those Sunday mornings where things are just different. It
usually has little to do with the sermon, the music, or even the people around
me. But something is different, because I leave knowing I have had an
experience of God. I do not know if you have ever experienced that feeling, but
I think it has something to do with my own willingness to discover God. May we
each be open to the sudden arrival of the presence of God.
Look for hope today. Look for hope on the faces of the
people you meet.
Look for hope in the midst of pain. Give hope to those
you meet and be Christ in the world.
God, help me to be open to your movement in the world and in my life. May I be seeking you and, when you appear, feel your presence in my life. Amen.