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Just a Thought - July
Now it may not work out quite like my imagination, come September I may look back and realise that the tiny summer tops bought in anticipation of blazing sun remained in the closet under a cloudy sky, and the barbeque was not charcoaling quite as much as hoped for, and the family may get so fed up spending time together that we all fall out. But for the moment there is this glorious feeling of hope.
Jeremiah, a well known gripe, was given a wonderful vision of hope for God’s people which can still lift our spirits today, even if it seems things are not working out that well. God promises a world to come where suffering will end and sorrow will be no more and the beauty of this hope is that it will happen, neither rain nor human weakness will be able to alter it for God loves us and keeps his promises.
“They will be like a well watered garden,
And they will sorrow no more.
Then maidens will dance and be glad,
Young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning into gladness;
I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.”
Jeremiah 31 vs 12-13
I hope this summer brings all it promises, but more importantly that we can continue to live in hope and spread it to those around us.
Elsie Bouffler (http://blog.mydailythought.co.uk/)
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