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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Wednesday of Hope – Tipping the Scales
In a world of injustice, God once and for all tips the scales in the favor of hope.
– Max Lucado
One Important Thing
Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes.
– Etty Hillesum
Wednesday of Hope – What Stands Against Us?
Not one single atom opposes us.
– Hongzhi Zhengue
Without Winter?
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so welcome.
– Anne Bradstreet
Wednesday of Hope – Hopeful in Bad Times
To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives.
– Howard Zinn
Finding Miracles
To me the sea is a continual miracle, the fishes that swim — the rocks — the motion of the waves — the ships, with men in them — what stranger miracles are there?
– Walt Whitman
Wednesday of Hope – Finding the Warrior Within
Willing to experience aloneness, I discover connection everywhere; Turning to face my fear, I meet the warrior who lives within.
– Jennifer Welwood
Wear Gratitude
Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.
– Jalallludin Rumi
Wednesday of Hope – Cup of Hope
Drinking our cup is not simply adapting ourselves to a bad situation and trying to use it as well as we can. Drinking our cup is a hopeful, courageous, and self-confident way of living. It is standing in the world with head erect, solidly rooted in the knowledge of who we are, facing the reality that surrounds us and responding to it from our hearts.
– Henri Nouwen
The Most Important Voyage of Discovery
What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separate us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless, but disastrous.
– Thomas Merton
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