“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3
Coming full circle through the passion story of Jesus Christ the past several weeks, brings the immenseness of the victory that was won for us on the Cross of Calvary and the joy of an empty tomb on Easter morning. During Holy week, each day in the early morning for me, I sat in my recliner with the Lutheran Hour Lent devotion in my still, quiet and solitude home, spending time with my God; examining myself, giving thanks for what He has done for me, confessing my sins, giving thanks for the bounty that is daily poured into my life and seeking His direction.
There were moments when I felt poor in spirit, recalling times when my path was not His, when my words were not His, when my thoughts were not His and then what He gave for me, in spite of my sinfulness. There is nothing I can do, no amount of work, money or time to right the wrongs that have come from my life; they are only rectified by what He did for me on the cross. The sacrifice of Jesus Christ sealed the deal for me, for you, for the world.
The women in the attached are doing their laundry in one of many tent cities in PAP following the earthquake in 2010. You would have to talk with them to better understand what was going through their lives at that time. If they didn’t have that simple tent. they were homeless; but they have a Savior. Today their lives are being uprooted again with gangs. Their children are not in their Christian school because of the violence and they are missing out on a meal from Trinity HOPE. They are thankful for what their Savior did for them on Calvary. They, like us will receive the Kingdom of Heaven, and prayerfully their words and actions will bring many more from Haiti away from vodou and the gangs, and into the arms of a loving Savior Jesus Christ.
Heavenly Father, you have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen.
May God be with you,
Jay