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Hope in God
How, O Lord, can I have hope when this world is such an insecure place?
Natural calamities destroy.
Economic uncertainties abound.
Human beings kill.
I AM the light of the world.
What, O God, is reliable? What is secure?
Not people
Not institutions.
Not governments.
I AM the way, the truth, and the life.
I fear, Lord, that evil will win out in the end.
I worry that my efforts will be for nothing.
I feel overwhelmed by powers beyond my control.
I AM the resurrection and the life.
You alone, O Lord, are my hope. You alone are my safety.
You alone are my strength. May I — even with my fears and anxieties, my insecurities and uncertainties — swing like a needle to the pole star of the Spirit.
Amen.
Richard Foster, from Prayers from the Heart