“ ‘Cries of fear are heard— terror, not peace. 6Ask and see: Can a man bear children? Then why do I see every strong man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor,

The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back until he fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart. In days to come you will understand this.

No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the Lord. “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”

Lord God my Father,

Allow your Peace to rest on me restore my focus on you. Keep me from trying to understand your way and just allow your way to be my guide. Only your anger is just, I tend to be unjust in my judgment of others. I want to know and trust you in this day of remembering past darkness beyond understand, and the fresh darkness of yesterday. I pray we are at that “Turning Point” where we can unite under your Truth and Peace. Only with you as our common ground can we become one family. Time has shown us yet again as we stray away from you, darkness gains power. Your light is the one and only answer. Thank you for the Old Testament struggles that expose this lesson, may we learn from the past and move forward and into your blessing.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen