Romans 8:18-25, Psalm 126:1-6, Luke 13:18-21
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"WAIT IN JOYFUL HOPE"
"Hoping for what we cannot see means awaiting it with patient
endurance." —Romans 8:25
"In hope we were saved" (Rm 8:24). Jesus saved us by dying on the cross,
and He saved us "in hope" (Rm 8:24). While dying "in agony" (Rm 8:22),
Jesus could only see horrible suffering. He couldn't feel the presence of
His Father, and cried out loudly to express His feeling of abandonment (Ps
22:2). "Hoping for what" He could not see, the glory of a reunion with His
Father in heaven and the salvation of those who were presently killing
Him, meant "awaiting it with patient endurance" (Rm 8:25).
As Father Al Lauer, the founder of this booklet, often proclaimed on these
pages, Jesus is our only Hope, but He is the only Hope we need. Jesus
hoped so perfectly that, in a sense, He was Hope incarnate. Are you
trapped in a situation that seems hopeless? Jesus is your Hope. Are "the
sufferings of the present" (Rm 8:18) overwhelming? Then compare them "with
the glory to be revealed" (Rm 8:18) when we join Jesus, our "Hope of
glory" (Col 1:27), in heaven. Our citizenship is in heaven (Phil 3:20). We
must live with one foot in heaven (Col 3:1) and the other on earth (Mt
28:19; Jn 17:11). The best way we can live in hope is to go to Mass as
often as possible. At Mass, "heaven is wedded to earth" (Easter Vigil
Exultet). We eat at the banquet of the Lord while still on earth. Jesus
"encourages those who are losing hope" (Sir 17:19). Are you losing hope?
Go to Mass today, receive Hope, and "wait in joyful hope."
Prayer: Jesus, I know that hope does not disappoint (Rm 5:5). I will not
sin against hope, but "rejoice in hope" (Rm 12:12).
Promise: "Those that sow in tears shall reap rejoicing." —Ps 126:5
Praise: Joan's hope never wavered as she prayed her loved ones back into
the Church.
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.) (Mothers
and daughters, come nurture your relationship and let God renew your
kinship at our "Mother-Daughter Retreat", Nov 21. Call 937-587-5464 or
513-373-2397 for information.)
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†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
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