Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and through grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope, comfort your hearts and strengthen them in every good work and word. -2 Thessalonians 2:16
The passage reminds us God has always and will always love us and has always been our source of comfort, strength, and hope. This strength and hope comes from our faith and our belief in eternal life. We are encouraged to do good deeds and to pray often.
In the Catholic Catechism, verse 2559, it states that “prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God” or “the requesting of good things from God.” When God calls on us to pray He can gives us strength and protect us from evil. Prayer is our main security and defense against sin. The passage reminds us that God is faithful and believes in us even if others are not. Our hearts should be focused and committed to Christ and to God’s love.
One of Hoban’s core values is “Hope.” This passage relates to this value because it states that God always loves us and gives us hope. That hope comes from our faith and our beliefs. At Hoban our hope is all around us, in the cross of Christ and in our community. We support the poor and those that are less fortunate then ourselves through donations and our canned food drive. We provide others with the things we often take for granted. We bring hope to the ones who need it and through our faith we share our hope with others. How are you currently a source of Hope? Are you being generous supporting the can food drive? Are your prayers making hope visible in the world?
A Prayer for Hope and Strength
God is our hope and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear,
though the earth be moved,
and though the hills be carried into the midst of the sea;
Though the waters rage and swell,
and though the mountains shake at the tempest of the same.
There is a river,
the streams make glad, the city of God,
the holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.
This scripture has a profound meaning to me and is full of gravity. God is my comfort, strength,and my hope. I pray that he always will be. I am glad that it says this in scripture when im having a bad day I can read it for comfort knowing God is always there.
ReplyDeleteThis helps remind me that when i feel totally alone that God is always there looking out for me.
ReplyDeleteI really like this Scripture passage because it reminds me that if i give up on my faith i know that God will not give up on me. With God by my side I am able to grow stronger in my faith life. This passage reminds me that God is my hope and strength in life. I can make mistakes and God will never give up on me. He will comfort me through my hard struggles in life.
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