Where is that?

This week starts with another preaching conference for Pastor Manuel and I, via Zoom, of course.

This morning, in our first session a particular phrase caught my ear: Hope lives in a faraway country.

Hope lives in a faraway country ~

Struggles with relationships…

Unemployment or under-employment…

Illness…

Depression…

Money troubles…

A world-wide pandemic…

Waiting…

Waiting for a vaccine…

Waiting…

Hope lives in a faraway country ~

Yes, but.

While many of the answers that we long for are very far off, the promise remains that we are not alone. The promise is that we have a God who finds us where we are and accompanies us, even in the hard and dark places. Especially in those spaces.

These are chapters when hope seems incredibly far off; and yet, it is also here. Among us.

Pastor Leah

{A travelling-daughter update. As it turns out, entering the United Kingdom was a non-issue. She is now quarantining in London.}