tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562264466842251054.post7987586822673502771..comments2015-02-27T23:04:49.729-06:00Comments on It Means Joy: Hope Is a B!@#*Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16868620863514328639noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562264466842251054.post-730713173222712272013-07-25T14:42:17.869-05:002013-07-25T14:42:17.869-05:00Oh, Miss Stacy, I love you, too! Do you remember t...Oh, Miss Stacy, I love you, too! Do you remember that song, Jesus, I Am Resting Resting? If you can, get hold of those lyrics. I love to put that on repeat, sipping lavender tea, sitting in my corner chair, wrapped in my most comfy blanket, because that's what I imagine Jesus and I will do in Heaven someday. And each time I bring up how hard it was to get there (which we both know I will do), he'll just nod, sip, look me in the eye and say, "I know, sweetie. I'm so glad you made it." <br /><br />Verses 3 & 4 are my favorite and they speak so clearly of what you wrote. <br /><br />xoxo!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16868620863514328639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7562264466842251054.post-70121445793199388692013-07-23T23:31:47.929-05:002013-07-23T23:31:47.929-05:00Nodding head, mmhhmm-ing, looking into your eyes w...Nodding head, mmhhmm-ing, looking into your eyes with compassion for your dashed hopes and with encouragement to keep clinging to the promises in Christ and asking you to do the same for me - that's what I wish I was doing right now. The world is heart-wrenchingly broken, and that reality seems to hit some of us square in the face or deep in the gut more often than it does others. I couldn't make it if I didn't have the Hope of Redemption - the Promise that this isn't the end. As for my blog post, if I were plagiarizing your awesome synopsis but wanted to tweak it to reflect how I feel about at this moment in my journey, I would say something like "the redemption part of the story is being done and is done, regardless of my failed attempts to redeem myself and the world. Choosing to REST in the promise of hope, even regarding our hearts' deepest desires, might be the bravest thing any of us can do in this life." --Said from the person who's always afraid that the terrible will happen because I didn't do enough to prevent it, or the good won't happen because I didn't do enough to obtain it. Resting in hope is scary for me! But the beauty in resting "for what Hope tells you is possible" is that, instead of reaching for something beyond my reach, I'm resting in the Promise that it has been freely given. Just some thoughts from a tired momma who's staying up too late to "converse" with a friend about hope! Thanks for sharing Leida - Love you friend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com