Another Easter Sunday came and went this past weekend. It was different beyond anything I could have ever imagined. Unlike last year, I wasn't at my home church, sitting beside my Dad, singing or playing piano with a church family. I didn't prepare the usual Easter feast. I didn't cook at all! I spent this Easter dealing with very unexpected circumstances. It was heartbreaking, heart wrenching and painful. It was nothing like what I planned or desired.
Yet it was an Easter I will not forget. While so much was happening, as well as not happening, I remembered one word all day long. Hope.
Hope gives me strength. Hope helps me see beyond today. Hope reminds me that this is not all there is on this journey. Hope soothes my soul, lifts my spirits, brings me peace and heals my brokenness. Hope gives me every reason to be joyful and thankful regardless of what happens around me or within me. Hope sees me through the storm knowing there is sunshine on the horizon. Hope extends beyond this moment and brings purpose and meaning to each breath I am given.
Today was different...but hopeful. Today was unexpected...but hopeful. Today was not what I planned...but hopeful. Today was not easy...but hopeful. Today was a gift of life, purpose, meaning and hope. I am grateful. I am amazed. I am hopeful. I am never alone.💜~thl
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