Hope isn’t so much hoping for something as it is a general pervasive buoyancy.
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A Restful Vacation and a Return of Hope
Tagged with: buoyancy, hope, rest, self-care
Posted in hope, Humility or Needing Help!, responsibility, rest, Rethinking
Posted in hope, Humility or Needing Help!, responsibility, rest, Rethinking
The Voice of the Poor and our Hoping Machine
I know that I need to listen to the prophetic voices who caution us to care deeply about our fellow humans.
Tagged with: hope, our Dreamer, our Hoping Machine, prophetic voices, Woody Guthrie
Posted in Possibilities, Prophetic Voices, The poor and underemployed, Work
Posted in Possibilities, Prophetic Voices, The poor and underemployed, Work
Stopped by Beauty!
Beauty speaks to some inner part of me — reassuring me that both Beauty and Hope exist — and will continue to exist.
Tagged with: beauty, bromeliad, hope, thermography, wild grass
Posted in beauty, hope, Hope as a gift from God, Light
Posted in beauty, hope, Hope as a gift from God, Light
The parable of the Fig Tree and Humankind
She is one of a vast array of people working in countless diverse ways to make this a better world.
Tagged with: doing better, extinctions, hope, parable of the fig tree, stewards, taking care of our planet, working for the common good
Posted in Guardians and Protectors, Heal Us Now, hugs
Posted in Guardians and Protectors, Heal Us Now, hugs
On Feeling Like a Pile of Pick-up Sticks
Rainbows as Signs Good Morning, God! After hearing myself say something to the effect that I felt like pile of “pick-up-sticks” it came to me that I needed to do something about it. So, I called a old friend who…
Flying over Molokai — Hope and Help — and Love
G.K. Chesterton had it right when he said, “Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.”
Tagged with: being transformed, Father Damien, hope, lepers, Love, Molokai
Posted in hope, Hope as a gift from God, LOVE, Meaning
Posted in hope, Hope as a gift from God, LOVE, Meaning
An Unexpected Dash of Hope
Good Morning, God! Yesterday was slow and sleepy. A lovely Sabbath Day. After church I prepared brunch for us and then fell into a deep sleep. Kit went over to visit my mom — who beat him in Scrabble —…
Making The Turn — Opening to Hope
Good Morning,God! Sometimes we see something that instantly crystalizes a half-formed thought. That’s what happened coming home from an early Labor Day picnic with friends at Sandy Beach. We drove by this old VW bug that had been beautifully restored. And I…
Two Nourishing Days at “Life in the Spirit”
Good Morning, God! Hawaiian Islands Ministries put on a marvelous two-day seminar, Life in the Spirit, this Friday and Saturday. It had a therapeutic effect on me, God. I feel closer to You and closer to everyone else. And most…
Tagged with: anger, First Presbyterian Church at Koolau, forgiving, forgiving ourselves, Hawaiian Islands Ministries, healing our anger, hope, humility, Jack Deere, letting the Holy Spirit shine through, transparency, trusted friends
Posted in Anger, Forgiven!, Forgiving, friends, healing, hope, humility, responding to God's Spirit, sacred space
Posted in Anger, Forgiven!, Forgiving, friends, healing, hope, humility, responding to God's Spirit, sacred space
Hope and Help
Good Morning, God, I was going to pray about something close at hand. Like thanking You for the wonderful turnout for the First Annual Arcadia Library Open House yesterday. (I love being the “library consultant” and thank you for that,…
Tagged with: Advocates for Africa's Children, community, connectiong, hope, the joy of sharing
Posted in a hand up, Advocates for Africa's Children, connecting, hope, the joy of sharing
Posted in a hand up, Advocates for Africa's Children, connecting, hope, the joy of sharing
A Moment with God 