Jesus asked, “Do you finally believe? But the time is coming – in fact, it is already here- when you will be scattered each one going his own way, leaving me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me. I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart because I have overcome the world. “John 16:31-33 (NLT)
This past week the Reading Eagle newspaper had various articles regarding the state of the economy and the citizens in the city, county, and country. I was shocked to learn that the city of Reading, Pennsylvania is ranked number 6 in the nation in cities of over 65,000 people and the percentage of those people living in poverty level. For Reading (in 2008), 34% of the population are living in poverty! They say that for this year they expect the percentage to be even greater because more people have lost their jobs in 2009.

3 comments:
Beautiful.
What a great reminder to all of us Michele. Even when we are in times that seem scary and uncertain -- Jesus overcame the world and our home is with Him.
I do pray He makes a way for your family in the natural too. (I tried to leave you a comment on LWG, but I received an error message.)
Love & blessings,
Beth
You know I love this post... the entire foundation of my own blog is on that scripture, John 16:33.
I take heart every day...that is where I find my hope. Thanks for sharing!
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