Tag Archives: Remaining strong

Autum view – tree at a lake

The world seems so dark and so hopeless so much of the time. But we must remain strong and trust in the Most High Who remains close to His faithful.

Sometimes hope is little more than a very slender thread, but that thread is everything, almost literally separating life from death.
In these days of excessive violence in this world, we are delving into the possibilities given to us by the Creator. Gratefully, we make use of His Leadership and Support.

At Rosh HaShanah, we think of the Creation which God has prepared for us. In it we also find the trees which are sometimes cut down. However, when cut down they do not give in. A chopped-down tree may look dead, but under the surface there is the possibility of more life. Perhaps this is our task: to affirm (to insist) that even if much of what we most value and treasure is cut down, growth and change, and renewal can or will yet come.

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Additional reading

1. Leading with Fear: Gathering or Scattering?
2. We may not forget that Israel shall fit in God’s Purpose