The cycle of readings has brought me to the 14th chapter of Revelation. In the latter verses of the chapter, we encounter one of the horrific images. Blood flows as high as a horses' bridle. And yet, amid all this death and destruction, there arises a chorus of praise.
From Revelation we take many insights and thoughts, but none should be as significant as the instruction to praise God in all things. I do not mean to be simplistic in pretending there is never reason for angst or anxiety. Rather, I am pulling from the verses of Revelation that no matter what occurs, there is always reason to remind confident in Christ. One of my seminary professors pointed out that loss of life is one horror; loss of hope is another.
Again, there are very real hurts which come into our lives. There are those things which threaten us and seek our undoing. Amid them all, we have the opportunity to cling to that which is eternal, to that which can never be destroyed. As our LCM-C t-shirts remind us, "On Christ the solid rock I stand."
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