I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant. —Martin Luther King, Jr.
1 Corinthians 15:55-58
55 “Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”
56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
Goodness is stronger than evil; love is stronger than hate; light is stronger than darkness; life is stronger than death; victory is ours, victory is ours, through God who loves us. Victory is ours, victory is ours, through God who loves us. —From An African Prayer Book, Desmond Tutu, b. 1931. Copyright 1995 Desmond Tutu, admin. Random House, Inc. and Lynn C. Franklin Associates, Ltd.
I’ll fall asleep humming this song tonight. I hope you will too.
In the face of fear and grief, loneliness and exhaustion, let this be the lullaby that soothes your weary spirit.
Life is stronger than death.
The battle is won, and you didn’t even have to fight it.
Victory is ours…through God who loves us.
Love wins. Not fear. Not futility. Not frustration. Love.
Your labor is not in vain.
Come, Lord Jesus, come. From the cradle to the cross, you came to give us victory over sin and death. Let us both labor, and rest, encouraged and comforted by this blessed assurance. Amen.