Nov 30 2011
"I remember my affliction and my wandering…and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail."
Lamentations 3:19-23 NIV
DREAMS ARE CONSISTENTLY evident in the Scriptures. The recurring context is framed in terms of revelation, visions people (kings, prophets, slaves) have concerning war, famine, victory, failure, life and death. Today, dreams are underscored by a positive, successful outlook for the future. Hence the American dream, rags to riches, Cinderella, a dropout rising to greatness. But how does one define happiness though? It is increasingly obvious it's not defined by money. Even those who possess “happiness” now are faced with turmoil. Pain results, a feeling of inadequacy, incompetence, degenerative self-worth. “I walk alone.”
It's difficult to discover hope in the words composed by Jeremiah. But the
wonder in the Scriptures is the hope pulsing through it, this statement in
Lamentations on God a fitting example: "His mercy never fails. It is new
every morning.”
Tomorrow is a new day, a fresh start, ripe with possibility. Smog and
particulates conceal celestial glory, but the right evening provides
unparalleled clarity. Take a breath. Make a wish. Dream. Hope without ceasing.
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