A Message From Our Kahu
“I will make a way in the wilderness.” Isaiah 43:19
On Sunday we focused on the passage from Isaiah where God promises to make a way in the wilderness for the Jewish people. It was not always easy for them to see the way. There were times when it was difficult to even believe that a way was possible. Imagine looking at the deep waters of the sea in front of them and the heavily-armed Egyptian army in pursuit just behind them!
Sometimes it is difficult for me to see a way for our nation or even believe that a way exists. It seems that people on the right and those on the left can barely even talk to each other—much less share their dreams and desires for their lives and for future generations—much less work together to solve the great contemporary issues of inflation, homelessness, lack of affordable healthcare, deteriorating international relations, unjust immigration policies, and the destruction of the earth.
The greatest challenge of faith is for us to believe that God will make a way for us even when we don’t see how a way is even possible. The second greatest challenge is for us to walk in that way. It is the way of compassion. It is the way of peace. It is the way of justice. It is the way of truth.
Just like it was possible for the Jewish people to find their way to the Promised Land, it is possible for us to find our way as well. May we be committed to God’s ways, knowing that those ways are always possible.
Aloha Nui Loa!
Kahu
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