When God Intervenes – Henri Nouwen

Life is God’s initiative and can end or change suddenly, unexpectedly, and unpredictably. When we humans are ready to give up hope and resign ourselves to inevitability, God intervenes and reveals completely new beginnings. The resurrection of Jesus is God’s sign breaking through every form of human fatalism and despair. — Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life

Reflection Question: Recall a time when something unexpected happened that revived in you a sense of hope.

Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.– Genesis 22: 13