This morning at staff devotions
we discussed God’s gift of hope. In his
book “Surprised by Hope”, N. T.
Wright urges Christians to view our hope from God not only as a fulfillment of
God’s promises in an age to come but to engage in God’s sovereign rule coming
on earth as it is in heaven. Our hope is
not just in an escape from this world into another one but it is the coming of
God’s kingdom today. The Bible gives us
confidence that hope is ours both now and forever and we pray for that the Holy
Spirit will move in our staff, students and community into acts of love and
hope that reveal God’s presence. As we
endeavour to prepare our students for lives of Christian service we want them
to have a fresh understanding that God wants to see His kingdom come on this
earth as it is in heaven. We pray that
as the Spirit knocks on the door of their hearts that they will respond to God’s
call on their lives. We pray that as
they respond then their relationship with Christ and the hope found therein will
spill over into our everyday reality and impact our world today. It is our desire that we are a faithful
presence in which hope can come alive in our community.
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