The seventh principle of Kwanzaa is Imani (ee-MAH-nee) Faith - To believe with all our hearts in our parents, our teachers, our leaders, our people, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.

Sharing Our Gifts

The writer of the Letter to the Ephesians prayed that God's Spirit would bring wisdom and hope to all God's people.

I have heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God's people. So I never stop being grateful for you, as I mention you in my prayers. I ask the glorious Father and God of our Lord Jesus Christ to give you his Spirit. The Spirit will make you wise and let you understand what it means to know God. My prayer is that light will flood your hearts and that you will understand the hope that was given to you when God chose you. Then you will discover the glorious blessings that will be yours together with all of God's people.

I want you to know about the great and mighty power that God has for us followers. It is the same wonderful power he used when he raised Christ from death and let him sit at his right side in heaven. There Christ rules over all forces, authorities, powers, and rulers. He rules over all beings in this world and will rule in the future world as well. God has put all things under the power of Christ, and for the good of the church he has made him the head of everything. The church is Christ's body and is filled with Christ who completely fills everything.

Ephesians 1:15-23

Pause and Reflect

What do you hope for? What do you need to do to transform what you hope for into reality?