Rays of Hope: Promises for the Future

It is hard when all your eyes are used to is dark and grim images to see rays of hope. They are there though. Sometimes you just have to reach out for them and hold on. These past seven months have been rather difficult for me. It all started when I was called for jury duty in a murder case. Actually everyone that showed up for jury duty was called for that case, so it wasn't just me. I had a very bad reaction I remember because of my innate sensitivity to the dark images that murder brings up. Luckily, some would say, I wasn't picked for the actual trial. I think that the lawyers noticed my reaction and figured that I wouldn't be a very good juror for that case. My mind has blanked it out for the most part, so I can't even remember what day it was. I know that it was probably in January or February.

I bring that reaction up because I've had similar reactions to the lock down and the mandatory mask wearing. I tell myself when I'm in the throes of an attack that God is there. I understand now why I've been reacting as I have been over the past seven months. My core has been shaken severely as my stability has disappeared. Stability is one of my big "bulwarks" and is what I need to function normally. The loss of stability creates a "perfect" storm for me both physically and mentally. I know that you have felt this as well. It isn't surprising.

What are those rays of hope? I look around me and see them every day when I turn off the news, turn away from Facebook and just breathe. The people that smile and wave sans masks really help bring me hope. The children playing normally without masks in the field brings me peace. The beauty of a sunset that paints the sky a brilliant orange fills me with joy. The small businesses that are now opening up, and those that have stayed open encourage me that things will get better.

There are some promises for the future. I see it as people start to wake up and take back their cities and towns from the rioters. I see it in the people that are now running for office that are pushing back against the socialist and globalist agenda. Yes, we are in deep trouble. There is no denying this any longer...yet I have to believe that God won't let us go down that dark path any longer. We have to believe that God hears us, and will rescue us from the evil ones.