Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“For the days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will restore the fortunes of my people.”
NL Daily Devotion for Thursday, November 27, 2025
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
This is a powerful Advent word of hope. And, really, we could use a little hope right now, as Israel commits genocide in Gaza, as the war in Ukraine has dragged on for four years, as we continue to see the ravages of climate change in places all around the world, and as the U.S. is faced with immediate and aggressive threats to our democracy from within our own country.
In the midst of defeat and exile, at the rock bottom of Israel’s fortunes, God speaks a word of hope through Jeremiah. They days are surely coming when I will restore the fortunes of my people. Not just coming. But the promise is sure. May God’s word of hope sustain is in our turbulent times.
What do I need to hear a word of hope about today?
