In light of the Resurrection
despair is always premature.
God has a project in today's events.
In paths we have not known, God leads,
turning gloom into hope.
We may follow, chastened but emboldened,
acknowledging the failures of development
tut willing to reconceptualize it,
coming to terms with the radically new factor of sustainability,
realizing that the "developed" world does not have answers
for every "undeveloped" place,
but trusting that when justice is the central focus,
justice as a people's participation in sustainable sufficiency,
we can remove some roadblocks
to a community's own development
and accompany struggling, hopeful people
with enabling resources.
O God, we trust and hope, help our hesitation!

— j.j. adam
Sacraments and Seasons: Peacemaking through Worship, Volume III
Presbyterian Peacemaking Program