THE HOPE-FULLNESS OF LIFE
(after Matthew 5.3-12)
Hope-full are those who are in darkness
for light is within them.
Hope-full are those who have lost
for they shall gain something new.
Hope-full are the inarticulate
for they will be understood.
Hope-full are those who long for better days
for they have arrived in a place where God dwells.
Hope-full are those who companion the distressed
for they shall not be overwhelmed.
Hope-full are those whose intentions are good
for they are partnering God.
Hope-full are those who bring the anxious to rest
for theirs is a crucial role.
Hope-full are the misunderstood and marginalised
for they are not alone.
Hope- full are you when people deliberately bring you down, getting a kick from your despair simply because you refuse to appreciate that you are doing God’s will. Never forget that you stand in a long line of people who have expressed Hope in troubled times.
