Believe

 Luke 1:45

Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled

Despite all the signs to the contrary

God’s purposes are fulfilled

Despite darkness and death

God’s light shines through

Despite loss and despair

God’s hope endures

Despite sorrow and mourning

God’s joy breaks through

Despite conflict and war

God’s peace will break out

Believing

not because of

but in spite of 

all that we see around us

that the gift of God

for all the world is

Faith

Light

Hope 

Joy

Peace

Wrapped up in the birth of a child

God with us.