Partners in Hope

The heart and soul of what goes on is done by ordinary people helping ordinary individuals stand up and move forward in their lives.

The first step in rooting out shame is to receive God’s forgiveness for any ways we have sinned against God and others.

Whether a breakdown happened an hour ago or a decade ago, God is with us to help us work for reconciliation.

Is there anyone who knows everything about us – all our thoughts and dreams, our reactions, our disappointments, our secret joys, our longings?  In fact, when we are feeling lonely and disconnected, whether we are surrounded by loved ones or not, that is often the question in our sadness isn’t it? Well, I’m happy to report today that there is one who does know it all.  That one is God.  Look at this:

Do you ever wonder, “What would it look like if we were to live in freedom from all our fears?” For some of us it hardly seems possible.  We have hope for something better than we are living today but to believe that we could live free from ALL our fears seems a bit like “pie in the sky.” The wonderful reality is that God makes just such an amazing offer to us today.

God is with us to help us do that when we find it difficult.  We have the example of Jesus who continued through misunderstanding, betrayal, arrest, torture, and cruel death on the cross – he did what was necessary for us. He continued through the toughest of times and so He understands what we are going through.