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 has something to do with there being a place and time in which people may find refuge - a non-violent, creative refuge. We need to remember that God is always about a people - a community. Hope comes in the middle of the lives of those who are not afraid to lean into that which is not yet - that peaceable Reign on which the character traits of God's promises are hung out for all to see. To know that it is a whole culture - even if it is scattered - can be just the encouragement we need to go for it. The Reign of God as a culture is how the story of hope gets out and makes an impression on the world as it is. We see a people of all hopefulness - wonder how they live in such a way - begin to wander onto its edges to take a better look - and then, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we are grasped and brought into the whole new experience of hopefulness. O God of love and new life, be with us as we wander along the edges of all hopefulness and wonder about the life it will bring into our lives. Amen. |
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