Are you done yet? I am. I’m so done with the chaos, the hurt and pain, the finger pointing and lack of respect that I see in our nation today. It’s almost as if we have lost our way. The struggle I’m having is that we don’t seem to want to get back. Not necessarily back to the way things were, but back to faith, hope and love. Respecting one another even if we disagree. Acknowledging indifferences and working together to resolve them. On top of all else it’s an election year and the venom is already spewing. When will it all end. When will enough be enough. If this was a carnival ride I would be asking them to hit the breaks because I want off. However, this is life and we can’t escape it. We must endure even when we feel like giving up. So, how do we find comfort in chaos? We cling to the one who gives hope. The Apostle Paul writes, “We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.” 1 Corinthians 1:8b-9 If God has the power to raise the dead then surely he has the power to deal with our mess. So, be still my heart and endure.
