Build reservoirs now
by Julia Penner, Mountain Lake, Minn.
Thank you for the article “All Our Hopes and Fears” (Dec. 18, 2007) with the sentence, “In an age of terror, we respond to God’s greatest act of love by living hopefully rather than fearfully.”
How do we hold on to hope when experiencing great loss and material destruction? By building reservoirs of hope now. Reservoirs are built by rejoicing in the Lord and daily acting upon our faith—leaning on God’s strength to overcome our irritations and disappointments.
Psalm 16:8-9 says, “I have set the Lord continually before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory (my inner self) rejoices; my body too shall rest and confidently dwell in safety” (Amplified Version).
David Sper’s poem says, “Christ did not come to shield us from the grief and pain of life/But those who have, His peace inside can thrive within the strife.
Associated Issue: New ways to celebrate Christmas - Dec. 18, 2007
Associated Article: All our hopes and fears
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