No Hopeless Situations

A man approached a little league baseball game one afternoon. He asked a boy in the dugout what the score was. The boy responded, “Eighteen to nothing–we’re behind.”  “Oh I’m sorry,” said the spectator, “I’ll bet you’re discouraged.”  “Why should I be discouraged?” replied the little boy. “We haven’t even gotten up to bat yet!”

One of the first women ambassadors for the United States, author, and congresswoman, Clare Boothe Luce, once remarked, “There are no hopeless situations; there are only people who have grown hopeless about them.”

When we face life like the boy in the baseball game, when we trust that what Jesus said is true, that with God all things are possible, there truly are no hopeless situations. While things won’t always pan out exactly as we want, let us ask God to give us eyes to see the positive and the courage to believe that there is always a way forward.

Let us pray: Loving God, we confess that there are times in life when we get discouraged, times when we see only the negative, only the darkness. We pray today for an ability to see the upside and the possibilities in each and every situation.  Strengthen our heart, and embolden our spirits that we might overcome any obstacle that keeps us from serving you.

Today we pray for those people we know who might need an extra measure of hope. Especially we lift up the women and men serving in the military, for their families, for our veterans, and for all those who sacrifice in their daily lives for the sake of others. We ask for your blessing for them and for each of us,  so that we might be a blessing to this world that you so love. Amen.