And there

I will give her

   her vineyards

and make the

        Valley of Achor

a door of hope.

             Hosea 2. 15

(The Hebrew word achor

   literally means

        the valley of trouble.

In the most unlikely places,

even in the midst of

difficulty, mystery,

            and despair,

trusting God

--and responding to Him--

      opens our eyes

to something different in this,

to the doors,

the paths,

the strength

He has already placed there.

Even here in this valley.

Even in this

    impenetrable forest.

With God,

we always have hope

on which we can

         stake our lives.

Not on a particular outcome,

or answer of our own making

but in the Presence of God

and His steadfast love

  which has no expiration.)

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