Everybody is looking for hope. We all want some reason to go on. Every sermon and class and book would do well to offer hope.
Recently in a class on Jeremiah, the group dove into chapters 30-32, the book of consolation, where Jeremiah gives great hope. I asked the students to try some creative writing on the issue of hope. One of the students, Kyle Beard, submitted this poem. Of all the submissions, my judges ranked this one the best.
I hope it gives you hope.
HOPE
By Kyle Beard
Standing on the seashore, businessman at the office, watching the time go by. A man sitting his the chair, With the jury filing back in. A mother in the waiting room, holding her husband’s hand. A man on his knees, pleading for GOD’s forgiveness. Yahweh telling his people, To turn around.
Beautifully simple. Convicting. Moving. “Yahweh’s sustaining lovingkindness.” The yearning heart of the relational Divine Nature for our singleminded devotion. Reminds me of the hymn: “Jesus, Lover of My Soul.” Thank you Kyle Beard and Harold Shank.