The Reign of God as a culture of hope . If you have any comments adebelak@redeemerluth.com . The Reign of God as a culture of hope is all about a people who are able to remind one another of promises by our God. It is a people who gather in many and various ways and speak a language that is not all that familiar to the rest of the world. It is often a culture of foreign words and ideas. That is not a bad thing. Within our words comes vision and hopefulness. These words are not just whipped up because they sound good. They put a name on the bits and pieces of God's Reign that is now and forever with us despite what we see around us. When strangers enter a culture of hope, it may sound odd. It may not even make sense. Therefore, we must be open to sharing the vision of this culture without losing its meaning and being replaced by meaningless words that simply try to fit the culture of hope into the culture of now - mine. The Reign of God as a culture of hope is how we are shaped. It is a culture of great dialogue and many questions. It is a culture that does not focus on all the trouble at hand - it looks to restoration and renewal O God of love and new life, with words of hope move us into places of all hopefulness. Amen. |
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