Things are moving from bad to seriously horrible. Times are
hard. The economy is getting worse, things are becoming more expensive. What was earlier defined as “affordable” is
being redefined as “unaffordable”. People are reviewing their items: what was
thought of as a necessity is slowly being dumped in to the luxury list.
Shopping, for many, is slowly becoming more of a painful necessity than of a
fun thing to do. Before, it was fun to do “inky-pinky-ponkey” on the different
items on the shelf to decide what to buy. Now, it’s “Oh my gosh! I can’t afford
any of these!”
The worst part of it is that the income isn’t getting any
better. Then notes and coins don’t seem to be expanding with the economy, in
fact they seem to shrivel and wilt. The boss still doesn’t see enough reason to
give the pay hike. The second job doesn’t seem to come; in fact, some companies
have serious intentions to downsize to make ends meet. The money famine hits,
and does this very, very hard. It’s drenching hot, and everybody’s noticing.
“I don’t even know where my money’s going!”
“I’ve officially reserved milk for Christmas. There’s just
not enough money for it.”
“No more frequent visits to my parents. All communication
will be online from now on”.
“Geez, with this economy who can afford getting children?”
But, in the midst of
all this hopelessness, hope can be found. Not just wishful thinking or
escapism, but real hope. Serious hope. Jesus says, “Come to me, all you who
labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke and learn from me, for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light". Jesus calls us to him for hope. He offers hope, free of charge. He gives us peace, the peace that passes all human understanding. He promises to take our heavy burdens, and give us his light one. He gives us rest, he makes us to rest. What He offers is incomparable to anything, and can be our help in time of need.
So, whether the note stretches or not, whether the money goes or comes, whatever it is, there's still hope.
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