Sunday, March 6, 2016
Voices of Hope
“I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord,” through the prophet Jeremiah, “to give you a future with hope.” Prophets are Spirit-driven to speak God’s truth into the situations and circumstances of life. Their words are swords that cut through confusion and resistance to the heart of reality. Yet they are not voices of condemnation only but, most profoundly, voices of hope. Just as surely as they name the tragic outcomes of separation from God, they are quick to proclaim God’s faithfulness and God’s longing for reconciliation, for unity. The prophets of the fall and exile are also the prophets of redemption and return.
This Sunday we focus on prophetic voices of hope.
