!Hope
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agk's diary
6 December 2025 @ 04:51 UTC
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written on GPD MicroPC
in chilly kitchen after Christmas concert
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Isaiah didn't equivocate,
| I hope He'll judge between the nations
| He'll probably arbitrate for many peoples;
| If we're lucky they'll beat their swords into
| plowshares....
Today's hope is stronger form.
- Pregnancy against genocide.
- Outsider campaign for public office.
- Learning, becoming gentler.
- Confidence in the future.
Matthew didn't mislead,
| Your confidence in the future'll be due to
| signs and rumors, slick talkers, mass panics,
| emotion-charged experiences, cowardice before
| persecution and lawlessness....
He wrote,
| Immediately after your suffering
| salvation comes;
| Keep alert,
| You can't know when redemption's getting close
| but you better be ready
Confidence in the future's living on tiptoe,
"I just can't wait!"
like my daughter when her birthday gets close.
Isaiah said,
| You should have turned back to God.
| You shouldn't have tried to ally with Egypt
| against Assyria.
| You'll be conquered,
| deported,
| enslaved.
| In darkness your confidence in the future'll grow
| You'll turn back to God,
| You'll be redeemed,
| restored.
| The glory to come's perceptible only to the humble
Them who walked in darkness have seen a great light.
