December 5: Isaiah 29:18 / Matthew 11:4-5

Advent is a season of longing, for healing, for wholeness, for the promises of God to be fulfilled. When I read Isaiah’s words and hear Jesus’ response to John the Baptist, I can’t help but think of my son, David.  He lost his vision at the age of 8.   He now resides in heaven, where his sight has been restored.

These scriptures speak directly to my heart and my hope. They remind me that Jesus didn’t come only to fix what’s broken, but to usher in a kingdom where all things will be made new. He is the One who makes the blind see, sometimes now, often later, but always entirely in the end.

As I wait during this season, I find peace not in what I can control, but in the One who sees perfectly, even when we can’t. Jesus, we ask for your healing.  Thank you, Jesus, for healing David.  You are a promise keeper.

Prayer:

Jesus, You are the healer and the hope of all who wait. Give us eyes of faith, knowing you will one day remove all gloom and darkness.  Amen.

Rev. Warren Pfohl
President of Door County BRIDGES



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