Hope, deep abiding hope.
"Hope is the thing with feathers,
That perches in the soul
And sings
the tune without the words
And never stops at all."
Emily Dickinson's definition
of hope captures what many of us have a hard time defining. Hope is not blind optimism,
nor arrogant certainty, nor wishful thinking. Hope, the theme of today's Gospel, is the
knowledge that God would not desert us, that we will endure difficult times to see a better
day. Hope gives us the strength to seek peace and demand justice, and to envision the world
as God intended it to be.
Just beautiful! This ED quote is in my sewing room....I shared it with a friend who has just one more chemo left with prayers it will lift her this day. Hugs!
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