I am migrating my previous blog posts from my website to Substack. This first post is a good reminder of what hope means, particularly in this time when wildfire smoke is blocking out the sun
Where do I find hope? I look to Hebrews, to "the hope that lies before us... a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls" (6:18-19, NLT) It's founded on God's faithfulness, his trustworthy promise for the future in His inner sanctuary, into which Jesus leads us as our eternal High Priest. This hope is one of action; in faith we are invited to walk alongside Christ as he renovates the world, participating with him in that creative work. Today and tomorrow I can read and think and talk and do, digging my fingers into soil, building relationships, and cultivating beauty. "If the Lords wills, we will live and do this or that" (James 4:15, NIV)
I am so grateful to have discovered your work. Your posts are becoming part of a body of research I'm reading as I write my next novel. Thank you for your careful and thoughtful exploration of the intersection between ecology and faith.
Where do I find hope? I look to Hebrews, to "the hope that lies before us... a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls" (6:18-19, NLT) It's founded on God's faithfulness, his trustworthy promise for the future in His inner sanctuary, into which Jesus leads us as our eternal High Priest. This hope is one of action; in faith we are invited to walk alongside Christ as he renovates the world, participating with him in that creative work. Today and tomorrow I can read and think and talk and do, digging my fingers into soil, building relationships, and cultivating beauty. "If the Lords wills, we will live and do this or that" (James 4:15, NIV)
Thank you for this...it is my prayer for today.
I am so grateful to have discovered your work. Your posts are becoming part of a body of research I'm reading as I write my next novel. Thank you for your careful and thoughtful exploration of the intersection between ecology and faith.
Thank you very much, Ginny! I look forward to reading that novel! Blessings on you and your work.