As I consider the journey of the past few months, the darkness, the pain, the since of loss, the long nights of despair, and the wandering when would the light of joy enter again, I am thankful for the ray of hope that comes with spring and the season of “Resurrection.” The barren trees grow leaves again, fruit trees began to blossom, grass and flowers sprout new life, and the air is filled with the melody of birds singing. All of this speaks of the “Hope” fulfilled through God: Spring and Jesus. What seemed dead now sprouts with new life. 

These events should give each of us a breath of new hope that what God has promised he will deliver. “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God” (Psalms 42:11). No matter your circumstances know that your God is still in control and is concerned about you. Hear what the psalmist says, “O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him” (Psalms 34:8). 

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As said Edward FitzGerald, “This too shall pass.” Our Lord had the Psalmist say it this way, “weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”

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In my heart the Hope of this season is; from death, from darkness, from struggle, and from despair comes life, light, rest, and peace through our hope in Jesus.