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Despair into Hope, watercolour on cotton 

Day 32 (Saturday)  

But death was not the last word.
God raised Jesus from death,       
     turning sorrow into joy,       
     despair into hope.
We sing of Jesus raised from the dead.
We sing hallelujah.  

Read this passage several times, let the words sink in.
How do these words sit with your soul?
How are these words true?
How are they not true?
When has your sorrow been turned to joy, your despair into hope?
What makes you sing, “Hallelujah”?

 

All readings are from A Song of Faith; A Statement of Faith of the United Church of Canada, 2006.