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Wednesday of Hope – Saved by Hope

Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore, we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore, we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do,… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – Saved by Hope”

Prayer

The freshness of my eyes is given to me in prayer. – Attributed to the Prophet Muhammad

Wednesday of Hope – Seeing Light

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. – Desmond Tutu

Everything Has Beauty

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it. – Confucius

Wednesday of Hope – Tragedy, a Source of Strength

There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’ No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster. ― Dalai Lama XIV

The Summer within Our Winter

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. – Albert Camus

Wednesday of Hope – Hope Is Unstoppable

You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming. ― Pablo Neruda

Shall We Stay or Shall We Go?

Of any stopping place in life, it is good to ask whether it will be a good place from which to go on as well as a good place to remain. – Mary Catherine Bateson  

Wednesday of Hope – Living in Hope

The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof. ― Barbara Kingsolver,… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – Living in Hope”

Discovering the Threads

Catastrophe is the essence of the spiritual path, a series of breakdowns allowing us to discover the threads that weave all of life into a whole cloth. – Roshi Joan Halifax, Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death