My Hope Is from God

Sustaining Hope
Dark Nights of the Soul

Hope Satisfies

Psalm 62:1-8 The Message

A David Psalm

62 ^1-2 God, the one and only—
    I’ll wait as long as he says.
Everything I need comes from him,
    so why not?
He’s solid rock under my feet,
    breathing room for my soul,
An impregnable castle:
    I’m set for life.

^3-4 How long will you gang up on me?
    How long will you run with the bullies?
There’s nothing to you, any of you—
    rotten floorboards, worm-eaten rafters,
Anthills plotting to bring down mountains,
    far gone in make-believe.
You talk a good line,
    but every “blessing” breathes a curse.

^5-6 God, the one and only—
    I’ll wait as long as he says.
Everything I hope for comes from him,
    so why not?
He’s solid rock under my feet,
    breathing room for my soul,
An impregnable castle:
    I’m set for life.

^7-8 My help and glory are in God
    —granite-strength and safe-harbor-God—
So trust him absolutely, people;
    lay your lives on the line for him.
    God is a safe place to be.

For Reflection
Live not for the after-life alone.  Live, also, for the here-and-now.  The after-life will follow.  God's hope and our hope lies in our living righteous lives; working for peace and justice, forgiving, showing compassion for all, and having an abiding confidence in the Lord's promise of eternal life.

Pray
for all who work for justice.  Pray for the courage to forgive and to be forgiven. Pray for opportunities to be compassionate and just. Pray for the realization of the Kingdom of God.