"Jesus came during the darkest hour, bringing hope and light. Even in times of apparent silence, God is not absent. God is at work. God is not done yet.
This is our hope.
He is our Hope.
And we cling to this Hope.
Even as we celebrate the birth of Christ, we acknowledge the tension of an ever broken world.
There are so many people - near and far- that are experiencing pain and suffering. Two things can be true at the same time. We are overwhelmed and we are resolute because we cling to hope.
We are overwhelmed by the 13 million children in the US that experienced hunger this past year, by the ongoing war in Ukraine, by the terrorist attacks that killed about 1200 innocent Israeli civilians and 139 hostages that remain in captivity. We are overwhelmed by the subsequent devastation in Gaza which has taken the lives of over 20, 000 Palestinians - including more than 8,000 children created in the image of God. We are overwhelmed by the enormous suffering around the world that don't provoke posters, chants, marches, and boycotts. We are heartbroken by the pain and suffering in Sudan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, Somalia, Myanmar, Haiti, and so many more..."
Eugene Cho
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