Have you turned on the news lately and felt your heart sink?

So many nations are caught in conflict. So much suffering.

Wars. Armed conflicts. Border shifts. Political power plays that dominate the global stage while diplomacy falters.

From Gaza to Ukraine, Israel to Iran, Haiti to Myanmar—the world trembles under the weight of violence, displacement, and fear.

We watch, we grieve, and sometimes we wonder if peace is even possible.

Our world is breathtaking in its design, created to be our home, a dwelling place, but now burdened by unrest and devastation.

And creation itself feels it.

It’s groaning —manifested in unpredictable weather patterns, unparalleled natural disasters.

The apostle Paul wrote about this. This is what he said:

“We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth [and not just in his time, but] right up to the present time.”

—Romans 8:22 (NIV)

Paul didn’t ignore the chaos. He traced it back to a deeper reality: that is—the world groans because things are not as God originally intended—caused by what the Bible defines as sin.

But thankfully Paul didn’t stop at groaning. He pointed to glory:

“But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

—1 Corinthians 15:57 (NLT)

Yes, the world groans—but it also waits.

Waits for redemption.

Waits for peace that no summit or ceasefire alone can secure.

Waits for the Prince of Peace who promises to make all things new.

As this Sabbath unfolds, may your soul find refuge in that promise.

May you find rest in the hope that even when nations shake, God’s love remains unshaken and unshakeable.

Shabbat shalom.

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In creative solidarity, Dee