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If you were 40-45 years old
years in 1945 you would have lived through the worldwide Spanish flu pandemic
during World War I that took 50M lives, the Great Depression, and then World
War II.
In
1945 many wondered what next bad thing could happen? Maybe today, that’s you,
or maybe not? After WW II those times of intense anxiety and insecurity were
over for millions at least for a while! Down the road came Korea, Viet Nam, the
60s, and 911.
COVID
19 was something very few people ever thought could happen, the reality is that
things can change very quickly. Ironically, today we are living longer and
healthier lives, but people feel more culturally and emotionally disconnected
than ever. Today the level of depression and anxiety among millennials is
higher than those that came before.
Inevitably, life can take a turn we didn’t plan on or expect. When Jesus told his disciples that he was going away they were deeply heartbroken and confused. Maybe you’ve experienced that with someone close to you too? Like the sad reality of saying goodbye for the last time.
The
disciples experienced a roller coaster of emotions: sadness, grief, a loss of
hope, and skepticism. What are we going to do now? The disciples’ hopes and
dreams were completely shattered. We’ve all been there before or can be. In
times like this, we need hope.
The
disciples’ sorrow and tears clouded their vision and they had lost their hope
and forgotten about what Jesus had told them about them seeing Him again. As
Mother Teresa said, “Never let your sorrow so fill you as to make you forget
the joy of the risen Christ.” Have you forgotten?
For
many, their hope is just a pleasant wish. I hope that… We can hang our hopes on
people, places, and things. We tend to cling to the things that are going to be
eventually taken away from us.
Unless
we're getting our hope from God, we're going to try to get it from someone or
something else. What or who is your hope in? Our hope might be in someone or
something good and possibly attainable, but hope in the resurrection is
infallible! Hey, it’s Friday, but Sundays a coming!
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans. It is better to take refuge in the Lord. Psalm118:9
But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you. Psalm
39:7
My soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Psalm 62:5
