Hope for the hopeless

[photo credit: Steve Hammond]

On page 29 of The Allure of Hope, Jan Meyers wrote, "The wild reality of God, though, is that this is where hope begins. Hope begins when the memory of what was becomes a longing for what is to be restored."

Realizing that hope begins when hope feels lost made me realize that despite my hopelessness, despite my limitations, I can be hopeful through Jesus Christ.

God will rectify all of the injustices. God will love and comfort my brothers and sisters in Haiti. God will use me to bring glory to his kingdom. God is using me in ways I do not understand. God uses me to serve my students at work. God pursues my heart despite my fig leaves to hide my nakedness.

The great news is that God will bring justice and prosperity to the people in Haiti. God will provide for all who suffer throughout the world, not just Haiti.

It's not up to me to save the world. God already knows what that will look like.

My brother taught me part of a song in French:

Je tu donne ma vie (I give you my life)

Je tu donne mon coeur (I give you my heart)

Je tout donne tout ce que j`ai (I give you all that I have)

Ce que je suis est a toi (what I am is yours)

Je tu donne ma vie

Je tu donne mon coeur

Je tout donne tout ce que j`ai

Je t`appartiens (I belong to you)

I sang it while riding the bus from Carrefour to the airport in Port-au-Prince. I sang it as a lullaby. I sang it while sitting on the airplane in Denver, and I started to cry.

I feel like I will fail my brother and that thought terrifies me. The truth is, I'm human. I will fail my brother. God never fails. Jesus died to forgive my failures. God planned around my failures. God loves me despite my failures. God knows me perfectly, yet loves me anyway.

My hope is in God. His Kingdom will reign forever.