Last night I had dinner with some retreat friends who are in town for the Crafts for Christmas retreat which begins later today--two retreats in two weeks! I am the luckiest woman, and this situation would not be possible if I still lived in South Florida.
Lest you think we talk about nothing but God and spirituality, our talk was primarily of politics and all the ways that people in charge of various governments are going off the rails and our fear of being dragged off the rails with them. I'm not just talking about our US government; one of our group keeps track of events in Gaza in ways that I can't follow.
Of course, I'm beginning to feel the same way about most geopolitical trends--I can't possibly keep up or follow the course of events. And in part, it's because all of it makes me feel any number of negative ways: anxious, sad, depressed, worried.
So this morning is a good time to remind myself of a verse from a Gospel reading from several weeks ago, Luke 12, verse 32: "Have no fear, little flock."
I made this sketch, which continues to delight me:
It's a good reminder. We've had hard times before and will again. God is with us through it all.
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