I thank God for the constant reminder of Hope. We need those reminders... Recently I was sitting in a coffee shop listening to my friends playing music and they sang a song about hope in Spanish. It was a flash back to my last trip to Mexico. I was once again sitting in a dust floor hut... listening to a beautiful woman speaking to a group of us in spanish. With the help of a translator she shared her heart with us about her childhood in Mexico... of sexual abuse and hard times. She shared with us the hope that God gave her and changed her life. Now she has dedicated the rest of her life to loving the people and children of that community to spread hope... Hope that comes from the Lord. It struck a cord in me... one that I could relate to. I will never forget that connection to the power of the living God that brings hope and changes lives.
It is a power so beyond ourselves.. one that can't be explained. Only God. It also reminded me of the power we live our lives out of. So often we live out of our own power, own judgement and come up with what we think is right and wrong. We act out of ourselves.... not out of the power and hope that is a free gift to us. If we would open up ourselves to the amazing power and healing of God. How much our lives would abound in hope and healing. May I choose to open myself to HOPE... the living hope... the free gift.. power of the living God.
