All posts about ‘hope’
Prayer of Lament on Mother's Day
Saturday, May 9th, 2009
From the Open Sourcebook (more about this site): Lord, on this Mother’s Daywe lift up the aching heartsof all thosewho long to be mothers, but mourn the absence of new life within themwho have conceived, but suffered loss through miscarriage or abortionwho have given birth, but endured the tragedy of burying a child. Their grief [...]
Tags: abortion, death, despair, holidays, hope, infertility, lament, life, miscarriage, motherhood, mothersday, pain, prayer, sorrow, suffering
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N.T. Wright on the true meaning of Easter
Sunday, April 12th, 2009
N.T. Wright, from Surprised by Hope: Insofar as the [resurrection] is interpreted in [the New Testament], it has a very “this-worldly” meaning, relating to what is happening here and now. “Jesus is raised,” [the apostles] say, “therefore he is the Messiah; he is the true Lord of the whole world; therefore we, his followers, have [...]
Tags: easter, eschatology, heaven, hope, joy, kingdom, theology, victory
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