It's good to look forward to things. We look forward to occasions such as vacations, holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, and birthdays. We look forward to promotions and life goals.
But we can also live in a different sort of
anticipation. We can grow accustomed to
living in anticipation of problems, of hardships, of heartbreak, of pain. We can look at our present situation and it
seems difficult to anticipate anything good at all. We may have illness in our bodies or in our
family, we may have broken relationships, we may have lost our job – and,
instead of looking forward in hopeful anticipation, we ask, ‘when will this get
better? When will some relief
come?’ The present can seem so
difficult, it can be hard to imagine resolution or relief or redemption.
This weekend, we're going to be continuing our series called "Perspective" about the life of Esther. In particular, we're going to look at having a perspective of patience in the midst of anticipation. We hope you'll join us at one of our worship services!
