{"id":6029,"date":"2016-12-06T08:11:09","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T13:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/?p=6029"},"modified":"2016-12-05T13:00:29","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T18:00:29","slug":"december-11-2016-hope-waiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/december-11-2016-hope-waiting\/","title":{"rendered":"December 11, 2016&#8211;Hope in the Waiting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jay McDivitt, Waukesha, WI<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Warm-up Question<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What does \u201chope\u201d mean to you? What makes you \u201chopeful\u201d?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hope in the Waiting<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m looking for a \u201ccurrent event\u201d to begin this week\u2019s Faith Lens. I scroll through Google News. <em>Wow.<\/em> I think. <em>This is a rough day in the life of the world<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>On this day, the top stories are a plane crash that killed almost an entire Brazilian football (soccer) team. A fire is threatening to destroy Gatlinburg. Ohio State University is reeling from an attacker who wielded a car and a knife to injure 11 people before the police shot him dead.There\u2019s also a bizarre story about a woman who stabbed her boyfriend after he let her drink her blood.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s today. Tomorrow\u2019s newsfeed will probably look much the same (although hopefully with fewer \u201cwannabe vampires\u201d). Yesterday\u2019s sure did. And here in the Northern Hemisphere, the days are getting shorter and shorter as the darkness grows.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know about you, but that makes me weary. I look for the good around me &#8211; and I find it, to be sure. I rejoice in my children\u2019s giggles and listen to great music and connect with friends. But these days seem heavier than ever for some reason (many reasons), and it\u2019s hard not to be overwhelmed by all the bad news. I could just turn it off &#8211; stop reading &#8211; and sometimes I do. Yet I believe it\u2019s important to know what\u2019s happening in the world, even if it\u2019s often not very joyful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How about you? Do you see\/hear more good news or bad news these days? How much do you pay attention to \u201ccurrent events\u201d?<\/li>\n<li>What bad news have you heard lately? How does that make you feel?<\/li>\n<li>What good news have you heard lately? How does that make you feel?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Third Sunday of Advent<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=347447665\">Isaiah 35:1-10<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=347447697\">James 5:7-10<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=347447735\">Matthew 11:2-11<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Text links are to <a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/\">Oremus Bible Browser<\/a>. Oremus Bible Browser is not affiliated with or supported by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. You can find the calendar of readings for Year B at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elca.org\/Our-Work\/Congregations-and-Synods\/Worship\/Lectionary\/YearB\">Lectionary Readings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For lectionary humor and insight, check the weekly comic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agnusday.org\/\">Agnus Day.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gospel Reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John is in prison.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/shutterstock_446640136.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6036\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/shutterstock_446640136-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock_446640136\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/shutterstock_446640136-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/shutterstock_446640136-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/shutterstock_446640136-250x164.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/shutterstock_446640136-535x350.jpg 535w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/shutterstock_446640136.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>John had made a name for himself pointing the way to God\u2019s brand new day, to the coming of the Messiah, to the dawn of the Kingdom. In the midst of a scary world of Roman oppression and uncertain futures, John had preached the people into a frenzy of hope: \u201cGod will fix this! God is coming soon!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And the people listened. They flocked to him. When Jesus showed up, John pointed to him and said, \u201cThere he is! See &#8211; I told you!\u201d And the people listened again.<\/p>\n<p>But now, John is in prison. He will soon lose his head (literally).<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t exactly what he and those who had listened to him were expecting. Is <u>this<\/u> what we\u2019ve been waiting for?\u00a0 So they send a note to Jesus: \u201cAre you\u2026really\u2026the One? Seriously? Or should we wait for another?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And Jesus responds: \u201cLook around. What do you see? Darkness, sure\u2026 but what else? Things are happening &#8211; good things, great things &#8211; the stuff God promised long ago. Keep your eyes open. Look around. Tell John what you see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Jesus points them back to the reading from Isaiah. God\u2019s promised future begins with healing and wholeness, lives being restored. Water in the desert. \u201cBe strong! Do not fear!\u201d This is happening. God is building a superhighway through the middle of the desert to bring you home.<\/p>\n<p>But notice the image here: A highway in the desert. In my part of the country we often say we have two seasons &#8211; winter and road construction. Building a highway takes time. The day doesn\u2019t start with the sun blazing in the top of the sky &#8211; it teases and hints its way over the horizon with lightening blue, a touch of pink, a slowly emerging glow of yellow.<\/p>\n<p>And so it is with hope. Hope is a lot of waiting. But it is an active waiting. It\u2019s not just sitting around, giving into despair or just closing our eyes and pretending everything is fine. It is an open-eyed searching in the darkness for the hints and signs of light and life. It is recognizing a life transformed, a relationship reconciled, a person being made whole.<\/p>\n<p>In Spanish, the same word (<em>esperar<\/em>) means \u201cto hope\u201d and \u201cto wait.\u201d That\u2019s what Advent is about: waiting in the darkness with eyes opened up to see the signs of hope. Look around: God is making good on God\u2019s promises. And thanks be to God for that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How do you wait for something good to happen? What do you do? What do you feel? What happens when it takes longer than you thought it would?<\/li>\n<li>How do you think John felt in prison? What do you think he thought and felt when he heard Jesus\u2019 response to his question? How would you respond?<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes it\u2019s easier to wait for something &#8211; or to stay hopeful &#8211; when you\u2019re with other people who are also waiting and hoping with you. How can you help other folks be hopeful these days? How can other folks help you?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Activity Suggestions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Either give one large piece of paper (11X17) to each person, or roll out a large banner for everyone to work on together. Write <em>\u201cESPERAR<\/em>\u201d in the middle of the page or banner. Using magazines\/newspapers and scissors\/glue, markers\/crayons, etc., depict what it means to wait and hope at the same time. One approach (just a suggestion) could be to start on one side of the paper with signs of darkness\/fear\/etc., and then move across the page with signs of light and hope. Take time to share what you did and talk about what you\u2019re thinking\/feeling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Closing Prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>O God for whom we wait, help us to be patient as we wait for the hope you bring. Keep our eyes open to see the good things you are already doing. Strengthen us to be strong for others, and to ask others for help while we wait. Bring your light and healing into every corner of creation. In Jesus\u2019 name we pray.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jay McDivitt, Waukesha, WI \u00a0 Warm-up Question What does \u201chope\u201d mean to you? What makes you \u201chopeful\u201d? Hope in the Waiting I\u2019m looking for a \u201ccurrent event\u201d to begin this week\u2019s Faith Lens. I scroll through Google News. Wow. I think. This is a rough day in the life of the world. 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