(on Psalm 130 and Hope)
We need hope. We need to know that we are in relation to God. We need to know that suffering is part of what it means to be human and not something alien... For the person who suffers, has suffered or will suffer, Psalm 130 is essential equipment, for it convinces us that the big difference is not in what people suffer but in the way they suffer. The psalm does not exhort us to put up with suffering; it does not explain it or explain it away. It is, rather, a powerful demonstration that our place in the depths is not out of bounds from God. We see that whatever or whoever got us into trouble cannot separate us from God. We are persuaded that God's way with us is redemption and that redemption, not suffering is ultimate.
after a season of suffering these are good words on a thursday. Redemption is the Lord's business. Redemption not suffering marks our lives. His faithfulness and love is ultimate.
amen and amen and amen.
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