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It has been said, "It's always darkest before the dawn." Often in life, we have to go through some dark situations before we see resolution. That is simply life. All we have to do is watch an evening newscast to know that life is filled with strife and conflict.
This passage, coupled with the Old Testament lesson, offer an interesting dichotomy: We see a picture of heaven in Isaiah, and then we are brought "down to earth" in Luke. This passage, written almost 2,000 years ago, reads like a typical list of modern headlines. These two passages, coupled together, show us that life is hard but what waits for us on the other side will make the troubles of this life seem like a distant memory, a bad dream that dispels into forgetfulness when we wake up.
Craig K.
This passage, coupled with the Old Testament lesson, offer an interesting dichotomy: We see a picture of heaven in Isaiah, and then we are brought "down to earth" in Luke. This passage, written almost 2,000 years ago, reads like a typical list of modern headlines. These two passages, coupled together, show us that life is hard but what waits for us on the other side will make the troubles of this life seem like a distant memory, a bad dream that dispels into forgetfulness when we wake up.
Craig K.
