Sunday, March 3
‘Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. 25The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock. 26And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its fall!’–Matthew 7:24-27
“The House of Hope is built on sand; bring wine, for the fabric of life is as weak as the wind.” Hafiz, 14th century Persian poet.
Oh God, help us claim beauty in our human existence–the beauty of the delicate fabric of life, the beauty of our spirits that yearn for hope, even the beauty of the sand that shifts beneath our feet. Bless us with faith that you are with us in the shifting sand, that you give us strength to build, that you are the source of hope. Amen.