Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not fear; your God will come.
Is 35:3-4
Often when we feel that something is wrong or we feel hopeless, we believe that there is nothing we can do. God says otherwise. He tells us to “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come”. God is like a friend that is always there for us and will never give up on us. We all need to know that God will deliver us from our troubles. He will deliver us from our sorrow. Fear will all be left behind as we follow the Lord.
The Catholic Catechism reminds us that God is always with us. In any circumstance we are with a God who is present in our lives.
Paragraph 1821 states:
We can therefore hope in the glory of heaven promised by God to those who love him and do his will. In every circumstance, each one of us should hope, with the grace of God, to persevere "to the end" and to obtain the joy of heaven, as God's eternal reward for the good works accomplished with the grace of Christ. In hope, the Church prays for "all men to be saved." She longs to be united with Christ, her Bridegroom, in the glory of heaven:
Hope, O my soul, hope. You know neither the day nor the hour. Watch carefully, for everything passes quickly, even though your impatience makes doubtful what is certain, and turns a very short time into a long one. Dream that the more you struggle, the more you prove the love that you bear your God, and the more you will rejoice one day with your Beloved, in a happiness and rapture that can never end.
A core value of Hoban High is hope. How do we witness to the hope that makes Christ know in this world? How do we respond to difficult situations? How do we keep going when we encounter setbacks?
Prayer
Trumpet of God, sound high,
Till the hearts of the heathen shake,
And the souls that in slumber lie
At the voice of the Lord awake.
Till the fenced cities fall
At the blast of the Gospel call,
Trumpet of God, sound high!
Hosts of the Lord, go forth:
Go, strong in the power of His rest,
Till the south be at one with the north,
And peace upon east and west;
Till the far-off lands shall thrill
With the gladness of God’s “Goodwill,”
Hosts of the Lord, go forth.
Come, as of old, like fire;
O force of the Lord, descend,
Till with love of the world’s Desire
Earth burn to its utmost end;
Till the ransomed people sing
To the glory of Christ the King,
Come, as of old, like fire.
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ReplyDeleteThis scripture has a great meaning,however it is hard to remember to follow at times. Most times when I am deep in my sorrows, I tend to disregard God because sometimes I feel that if, He cared so much why would He let this happen to me? This and many questions similar to that is the reason for the little boundary between me and God that is created during this period of time. This Scripture reminds me to "Be strong, do not fear"
Many times things happen to us that we don’t understand. We don’t know why God would let certain things happen to us or others. Sometimes we are not strong and willing to accept the fact that there is a reason that something may have happened the way it did. Many people fear God because they see things that other people go through and are afraid that God may intend something to happen to them where they may suffer. We all need to have faith that God will lead us though every situation. Things may not have a positive outcome but, we need to be strong and believe that we will someday be with him for eternity.
ReplyDeleteThis scripture has a beautiful meaning, but as Joelewis says it is hard to remember. We are down and deep in or sorrows and our disgrace we forget that we have God who will "Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not fear; your God will come." So even tough we are down on ourselves we still have one being(GOD)to pick us even if no one else does.
ReplyDeleteThis post reminds me of verse from Paul's letter to the Romans, in the passage on faith, hope and love. Romans 5:5 reads "[H]ope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit..." One of the ways that I try to be positive during a seemingly hopeless situation, and it definitely helps.
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