“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” ~Desmond Tutu
Trying to make sense out of this season…there is so much swirling around us. It can be hard to wrestle with all the thoughts that fly at us in a day.
I had been reading a book by Henri Nouwen, spiritual writer and theologian, and I identified one of the swirling thoughts. A friend had asked him if he thought humanity would survive the century. A question certainly relevant today.
“Important for me is not if our civilization will survive or not but if we can continue to live with hope.”
He went on to say that we must always live with hope. And in spite of all the surrounding chaos, we have to avoid the temptation of despair, becoming more aware that God is present. Or a greater Light. Or the compelling force of Love.
And I realized how easily I let go of hope. In spite of all “the surrounding chaos,” all the challenges I face personally, all the things I can’t seem to fix, all the seeming wrong in this nation, all the scandals, lies, vitriol rhetoric, division, hatred, and fear, we must remember a bigger perspective.
Whatever we face personally or as a nation, there is something bigger than us. God is with us. Light and Love guide the universe. Every single day.
May we continue to live in hope. It matters.
Wide Angle Lens 
Thank you Kathy, for your beautifully written perspective on the bigger picture laid before us all…God is in control, and we need only remind ourselves of that fact, and reflect our responses accordingly. By the way, I truly miss reading your writings in Paleo Mag – something I always looked so forward to every other month.
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Laurie, You are the sweetest. Thank you for your comment, especially the Paleo Mag one♥️I really miss the magazine and it’s so fun hearing that you read my writing. I love the way you said that we need only remind ourselves and “reflect our responses accordingly.” Beautifully said!
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