Solace and Hope

Psalm 43:3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.

On this day there is always a contemplative feeling around me. I know what is coming, but I am not able to fully rejoice yet. This verse is where I find my soul. I am seeking the light and truth of the Father. I am asking Him to lead me to the place where He is. On this day, so many years ago, the followers of Jesus were left without him. They were feeling lost, afraid, hopeless. These words would have been exactly what they were needing in that time of need. They must have been crying out to God to be back in His presence again. I need this too. I need to be in the Presence of God. I need to find myself swept up in the holiness of the Almighty. As I wait for the celebration of my resurrected Savior, I seek solace and hope in the One who can and will give my soul what it longs for. These are the days when I understand what it means to be joyful in the midst of suffering, hopeful in the midst of despair, faithful in the midst of desertion, living in the assurance of the Resurrection.