A Glimpse of the Promise
- Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
- 5 hours ago
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In 2014, I came to America for the first time. I traveled from Paris, where I was serving as locum tenens of the Armenian Diocese of France, to attend the wedding of my friends Arthur and Karine Petrosyan.
The moment I arrived in New York City, something moved deeply within me. It is hard to explain, but I did not feel like I was in a foreign place. I felt a deep peace, as if my heart already knew this place.
During those two weeks, that feeling only grew stronger. And before I left, I found myself praying in my heart: “Lord, if it is Your will, maybe one day I can serve here.”
At the time, I did not know what that prayer meant. I did not know how God could answer it, or whether He would answer it at all. But God knew. The very next year, by His loving providence, I found myself in America, serving in the Eastern Diocese. And today, by His grace , I serve as the Primate of this historic Diocese.
In Genesis 13:14-15, God says to Abraham, “Lift up your eyes now and look… for all the land which you see I give to you.” Before Abraham possessed the land, he was invited to see it. Before the promise was in his hands, it was placed before his eyes.
That is often how God works in our lives. He lets us feel the promise before we fully receive it. He places a holy desire in the heart before the door opens. He lets us feel peace in a place before it becomes home.
I think many of us have experienced this in one way or another. A place feels familiar. A dream begins to grow quietly within us. A prayer rises from the heart without warning. Very often, those moments are the gentle whispers of God, preparing us for something we cannot yet see.
So, pay attention to what brings peace to your heart. Notice the places where your soul comes alive. Treasure the quiet desires that rise in prayer. God may be showing you something before He gives it to you. He may be preparing your future long before you can see the full road ahead.
Trust Him. His providence is always ahead of you, turning your quiet prayer into a future you could never have imagined.
