God Forsaken and Forgotten Places

And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age. — Matthew 28:20

When I went on sabbatical, I visited a few of what people might describe as God forsaken and forgotten places.
During my life and travels, I’ve driven thru or visited places that are so steeped in poverty and neglect they seem forsaken and forgotten, they are certainly forgotten by those who govern.
In today’s gospel, Christ reminds us that even in those dark and foreboding places he is with its inhabitants, just as he is with us when we experience dark nights of our soul.
Yet, to those who inhabit those forsaken places, they struggle with doubt and defeat. Wouldn’t you if you found yourself there? I know I struggled at times when I was there.
In Christ’s message that he is with us all, perhaps he is also telling us to seek him in those forsaken and forgotten places. That is where we will find him.
When we bring hope and comfort to those who have none, we are following his command to “follow me” wherever he goest.

About the author

Webb Hubbell is the former Associate Attorney General of The United States. His novels, When Men Betray, Ginger Snaps, A Game of Inches, The Eighteenth Green, and The East End are published by Beaufort Books and are available online or at your local bookstore. When Men Betray won one of the IndieFab awards for best novel in 2014. Ginger Snaps and The Eighteenth Green won the IPPY Awards Gold Medal for best suspense/thriller. His latest, “Light of Day” will be on the bookstands soon.

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