“Exile is the bleakest part of the story. I got the dark days. It’s the greatest catastrophe that has faced Israel to date.” - Lucy Hill

Do you feel disoriented?

I don’t blame you.

Uncertainty is more rife than ever before.

Exile was a time in the God Story that already felt familiar to us. Like we were lost, hopeless and abandoned. It’s become even more real now. In a time of social distancing, where even our ‘ruler’ has been removed through sickness, and every structure of life has been altered - maybe forever.

Lucy Hill, 24-7 Prayer Dublin, came to us on her birthday in June 2019. She brought a teaching on the Exile and Major Prophets, that is more potent than ever before. Be reassured, as much as Exile was “The bleakest part of the story” it also was “a defining moment… [setting] the scene for the next 500 years up until Jesus enters the story.”

Lucy explores the history and gives great context to what Exile really looked and felt like for Israel, to have their temples destroyed and kings forcefully removed. In this stretch of time we see Israel journey through the mess and confusion: orientation, to disorientation, to reorientation.

She also equips us with tools to cultivate hope. Allowing us to dare to imagine a better story being written. We can reoritentate ourselves around God by harnessing: dangerous critique, dangerous promises, dangerous memories, and dangerous songs.

“Genuine Hope is not blind optimism. It is hope with open eyes. Which sees the suffering and yet believes in the future.” - Jurgen Moltmann

Listen to the full teaching and others from our God Story Learning.