One of the recent comments posted to the Yule Blog read, "but how often are we encouraged in our society to be hopeful?" How often indeed! The problem discouraging hopes multiplies because hope is infectious. When hope is discouraged, we become shyer about our sharing our hopes and there is less infectious hope going around. Eventually, if we cease sharing our hopes with one another at all, we reach despair. Despair is also contagious.
The vectors that transmit either hope or despair are our words and works. Speaking or living despair infects those who hear it and see it. Likewise, speaking or living hope infects those who hear it and see it. If the commenter is right that our culture actively discourages hopefulness, then we must be counter-cultural. We must become the ones speaking and living hope rather than despair. Christ is hope. We must become Christ to our despairing world.
I think sharing our hopes is a beginning. Take a minute a share a hope or two with this community of faith and support! I will kick us off...
I hope that in 2009 I will live the healthy life I have always dreamed of living. That is an honest hope from New Hope Pastor
Peace!
About Me
- New Hope Pastor
- So much to see, so much to do, so little time on this little blue planet. I want to see and do while I am here so that when I go to God I can go in peace.
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I hope for peace . . .
Starting with me, my family, my extended family, my church, the world.
In other words, as Ghandi said: "You must be the change you want to see in the world."
I hope for joy and laughter ...
In my greatest wish for my children, I always pray that they are safe and grow up happy. I can't imagine a better life for me and my family than one filled with laughter. No matter how much money or resources we have, we will have truly lived the good life.
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