"Zechariah invites us to look above the chaos and hope for God's Kingdom to come, motivating faithfulness in the present moment.  That's the challenge Zechariah offers to all generations of God's people."  (from The Bible Project's Guide to Zechariah, The Big Idea)

Yahweh, Adonai, I know I need to spend time alone with You in the times when DH is not here, because I often just fall apart.  I did with this quote while I thought I was going to "learn" more about Zechariah and You.

There is so much chaos in this country and in the world right now,  My heart is in a constant state of lament.  I accept Zechariah's invitation to hope for Your kingdom to come and I accept his invitation to faithfulness in the present moment.  What does that look like specifically, Lord, for me?   I am terrified, horrified, and frankly (and probably only partially righteously) enraged (bigger than angry!) about the failure of those people whom I love and trust--or trusted.

Your kingdom come, Your will be done.  Preserve Your remnant of faithful ones, Abba, as You have always done, and may I be counted among them.  By the radical and challenging Spirit of Your counter-cultural Son, Jesus~~Amen.