This is part of an Advent series, "People of God Living with the Promise." In this episode, those living with the promise as exiles, defeated and torn from their homes, is considered. Such tragedies in our lives can open our eyes to the transcendent and greater blessing God has for us in the future, and the value of that promise for our day-to-day lives.  The message accompanies the service of Compline, the Church's night prayer based on the Psalms.