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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Category: Hope / Healing
Wednesday of Hope – Perspective
The only thing I can recommend at this stage is a sense of humor, an ability to see things in their ridiculous and absurd dimensions, to laugh at others and at ourselves, a sense of irony regarding everything that calls out for parody in… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – Perspective”
Wednesday of Hope – Infinite Hope
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wednesday of Hope – Forgiving
Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future. – Lewis B. Smedes
Wednesday of Hope – Hovering in Dark Corners
Hope It hovers in dark corners before the lights are turned on, it shakes sleep from its eyes and drops from mushroom gills, it explodes in the starry heads of dandelions turned sages, it sticks to the wings of green angels that sail from… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – Hovering in Dark Corners”
Wednesday of Hope – Hope is not a Fairytale
Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed. ― G.K. Chesterton
Wednesday of Hope – It Is Never Hopeless
When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you are slamming the door in the face of God. – Charles L. Allen
Wednesday of Hope – The Need for Perspective
The only thing I can recommend at this stage is a sense of humor, an ability to see things in their ridiculous and absurd dimensions, to laugh at others and at ourselves, a sense of irony regarding everything that calls out for parody in… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – The Need for Perspective”
Wednesday of Hope – Infinite Hope
During the month of May, I will be using black and white photography. We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wednesday of Hope – Be Joyful!Be joyful, though you have considered all the facts.
Be joyful, though you have considered all the facts. – Wendell Berry
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