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“But the ultimate reason for our hope is not to be found at all in what we want, wish for and wait for; the ultimate reason is that we are wanted and wished for and waited for. What is it that awaits us? Does anything await us at all, or are we alone? Whenever we base our hope on trust in the divine mystery, we feel deep down in our hearts: there is someone who is waiting for you, who is hoping for you, who believes in you. We are waited for as the prodigal son in the parable is waited for by his father. We are accepted and received, as a mother takes her children into her arms and comforts them. God is our last hope because we are God’s first love.”

Jürgen Moltmann

We are a society that idealizes academia. It is generally believed that academia and academicians from any genre of study must surely hold the answers. We revere doctors and place attorneys on pedestals. We place our hope in them. Our hope for healing and our hope for justice is trusted. We trust those who will heal us and those who will deliver justice to our door. However, if our healing is not imminent, or justice becomes elusive, our hope and our trust become cynical, or we may consider justifying the outcome. Maybe we did not deserve healing or justice. Maybe we misplaced our hope and our trust.

We have placed our hope and our trust upon other human beings to be there for us with unequivocal conviction, just as we safely store our notion of God into a personal closet with that same conviction. While we must trust and hope in others in order to maintain and grow in given relationships, placing trust and hope unequivocally upon any one human being gives another an incredibly heavy burden to carry.

Just as trust is a shared intimacy, which grows in depth with time and experience, hope is a promise fulfilled as trust deepens. We are unequivocally embraced by the very Love that created us. Love waits in patience for our tired return. What more could we hope for?

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

Romans 15:13

Take a Moment to Listen:

Come my sweet child into waiting arms. Your return gives heaven reason to rejoice. Place your weary head upon my shoulder, for you are home, as you are here wrapped in the very space where you began.

Guided Meditation

We walk through our day -to -day lives on automatic pilot, forgetting how much we are loved and treasured by God. Forgetting that we are the beloved and as such, are embraced in every space of time that we experience.

Sit in your favorite place and close your eyes. Again, breathe deeply. Invite God to be with you. Can you feel His presence? Can you allow yourself to experience His unconditional love and endless peace? If you cannot—ask Him to help you.

Allow yourself to stay in this space of God’s love and peace. Feel yourself enveloped in His endless care. Listen as He tells you that you are His beloved child. Allow yourself to experience the sweetness of this love.

Ask God to help you remember throughout the day how loved you are. When you forget, you can ask Him again to help you remember.

Your Thoughts/Experience: