Holy Saturday, April 16
Live in Hope
Look at the fig tree and all the trees. When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. —Luke 21:29-30
Live in hope, in wild expectation.
Our holy God is working a miracle!
The cross yields to resurrection,
defying all logic,
challenging man’s mind.
Winter slowly succumbs to verdant spring.
Robins return, hawks are nesting,
confident in new life to come.
Japanese maples offer their Lenten-colored blooms
as yellow wildflowers peek from the fields.
Life, renewed, exuberant, un-denied
springs forward with reassurance.
Creation rebounds, men’s hearts quicken
to know the miracle of everlasting life.
Easter morning is on the way!
Live in hope.
God of miracles, we need help to stay hopeful in these turbulent times. Be with us as we contemplate the promise of the resurrection and the hope we find in your merciful and abiding love.
Betty Schroeder