Episode 414 Wait for It Still (Habakkuk 1:1-7; 2:1-4; 3:3b-6, 17-19)

This week BibleWorm enters into the Christian season of Advent by reading from the prophet Habakkuk. We marvel at the way Habakkuk moves us from the articulation of profound suffering to the casting of a hopeful vision and then to expectant rejoicing in a restoration that has not yet come. We discuss the urgency of being honest about suffering and despair, not just in Habakkuk’s day but in ours as well. We think about the importance of articulating a vision that is so profound that it can inspire hope and yet so simple that it can be read by people on the run. And we ponder the beauty of a resilient hope that rejoices even in the midst of despair, believing that the world has already turned even though there is no evidence that anything has changed.