Advent: Hope

where is hope? could it be found
in oil and wine on sacred ground?
in treasured moments eye to eye?
when cherished souls refuse to die?
Is hope a firm and solid fact?
or is it fragile, brittle, cracked?
is hope faded, rarely seen
or ravaged in a stark ravine?
Is hope the ruse of herod's rage?
the journey of an eastern sage?
is hope a shepherd's tale of night?
or destiny, a virgin's plight?

it's hidden in our tragedy
unseen by scribe and sadducee
Hope is unrelenting grace
as seen upon the Infant's face.

Comments

[Matt Jackson]

Thanks Matt, I was just in need of an intro to my sermon on hope - How many ways does God use you? more than you know!

[Matt]

Glad to help and thanks for using my stuff!