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Wednesday of Hope – In the Stillness of the Quiet
In the stillness of the quiet, if we listen, we can hear the whisper of the heart giving strength to weakness, courage to fear, hope to despair. – Howard Thurman
Wednesday of Hope – Wendell Berry’s Wisdom
When despair for the world grows in me, And I wake in the night in fear . . . I go and lie down where the wood drake Rests in beauty on the water, And the great heron feeds. I come into the peace… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – Wendell Berry’s Wisdom”
God in All Things
Either we acknowledge that God is in all things, or we have lost the basis for seeing God in anything. – Richard Rohr
Wednesday of Hope – A Glimmer on the Horizon
Sometimes we have to do the work, even though we don’t yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it’s actually going to be possible. – Angela Davis Los Angeles has drained so much water from Owens Valley. I spent 40 years in L.A.,… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – A Glimmer on the Horizon”
Wednesday of Hope – Anything Is Possible
Once you choose hope, anything’s possible. ~Christopher Reeve
Wednesday of Hope . . . . 8
It is hard to have hope. It is harder as you grow old, for hope must not depend on feeling good and there is the dream of loneliness at absolute midnight. You also have withdrawn belief in the present reality of the future, which… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope . . . . 8”
Wisdom of Perspective
Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created. -Baal Shem Tov
A Month of Rachel Carson – Week 5
Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. – Rachel Carson
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