The lens of hopeFor God alone my soul in silence waits; truly, my hope is in him. Psalm 62:6 Silence. We live in a world of noise. TV's , cell phones, radios, appliances… And in this world of noise, silence is truly a relief. A blessing, even. We are invited to wait for God …in silence. Waiting can be hard. Waiting in silence is sometimes harder. I find that while I wait in silence, I am my own noise. The thoughts in my head and heart. The running commentary about the world in which I live. Most of my noise is driven by anxiety and fear: What will happen if...? How will we ever solve the problem of ...? And what about ...? But the psalmist doesn't appear to be looking through the lens of fear. He invites us to look through the lens of hope. I wonder if you would be willing to join me in waiting in silence. What might happen if we set aside a few minutes every day and sat in silence waiting for God to reveal himself in hope? Like the psalmist, I would invite you to look through the lens of hope. Where do you see God revealing his hope for you? His hope for our community? His hope for the world he created and gave his life to redeem? Blessings,
Matthew+ Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. (BCP p.232) | 
