Who is like the Lord?
No matter how weak or foolish we are, he is strong. No matter how dark the path ahead of us seems, his vision knows no darkness; and though we stumble, his hand is always outstretched to uphold us. The Lord is good.
We serve a God who, in response to our trouble, came down himself to help us, became one of us, died for us -- all to heal us and make us his own. We are loved. There are moments when, perhaps, we have trouble seeing the hand of God in difficult circumstances. Whether they be truly dismal or whether our own emotions cloud our vision, it sometimes feels as though God has fallen silent. Though we know he would never abandon us, perhaps we still feel abandoned.
But know this: if your own trouble caused him to be born as a man -- if he bore your own griefs, and sins, on himself, all the way to his death, and if he rose, conquering death itself for your sake -- then, my dear brother or sister, you are not abandoned. No, you can be certain of this: he himself cried out for you, "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" and he will never abandon you. He has borne your griefs and carried your sorrows; he knows you more intimately than you even know yourself. That, indeed, is a wonder. But you, and I, are weak, and sometimes we cannot see him and we grieve as though left alone. He understands our weakness, and he is even now interceding for us.
He will not leave us orphans -- he has not left us orphans. By his Spirit within us we cry out, Abba! Father! We have a Father who is everything to us, Father and yes, even mother, and he will never, never leave us even if we lose sight of him. And we have Jesus, our brother, our lover, our friend, king, master, and God; we have his Holy Spirit who communes with us and prays for us with unutterable sighs.
You are not alone: you have been adopted and betrothed.
Who is like the Lord?
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