Never lose hope

Dalia Mogahed gave a talk at RIS this morning on the political situation in the middle east -- on the wars and daily tragedies that are tearing the region apart today.

At the end of the talk, she told us to never lose hope.

And reminded us of the story of Musa 'alaihi salaam.

When he and his people reached the shoreline, they stood facing the Red Sea as Pharaoh's army approached imminently from behind.  The situation was hopeless -- by secular standards.

But then, God told him to strike his stick and He parted the sea.  And they were saved.

God didn't need Musa to strike his stick.  He could have parted the sea on His own without any action from Musa.

But He told Musa to strike his stick.

And there's something to learn from that too.

We must never lose hope in God's help and His mercy.

Our job is only to do our part and be witnesses to God's miracle.