The gospel is good news about what we are saved from

The book of Ruth is a eucatastrophe ('good catastrophe') in which we discover how God brings redemption and life even through death.

Hesed is the dance of God at work in and through us

Hope appears when God reveals his steadfast love.

In the pain, in the heartache, in the tragedy: God moves in a mysterious way.

Re-Enchanting The World by St. Peter's Fireside

God alone strengthens us to be sustained by his love, so that we can endure exile.

Do we trust that Jesus can actually give us life?

We are greatly loved by God, and this is why we can confess with humble boldness.

God shows us that suffering will end, so we can endure through suffering until the end.