What to do in the darkness

In a sermon for the fourth Sunday in Lent, Assoc. Pastor Ross Erb noted that just as God did not remove the serpents from in the midst of the Israelites when they cried out in Numbers 21:4-9, we are also faced with despair in our lives. But Christ, who was raised up on the cross like Moses raised up the image of the serpent on a pole, is our source of healing and hope. In the midst of the darkness, we orient our hearts and spirits to Christ. Stories are used to give examples of how God has provided hope and healing in the midst of despair.