Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime; therefore, we must be saved by hope.
--Reinhold Niebuhr
Showing posts with label Hope. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hope. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
I choose hope
I read St. Paul talking to the Thessalonians about caring for them the way a mother nurses her own children, and my heart aches at being separated from mine.
He describes care so deep that his companions shared not only the gospel, but also their very selves, because the people had become so dear to them.
That's what mothers do; share their very selves with their dear ones.
The would give -all- if they could. Most try to.
I know that I tried to.
For now I share in Paul's pain at separation, and join him in praying for their peace and protection and goodness and holiness.
I thank the Father that He is a God of restoration. And I choose hope.
He describes care so deep that his companions shared not only the gospel, but also their very selves, because the people had become so dear to them.
That's what mothers do; share their very selves with their dear ones.
The would give -all- if they could. Most try to.
I know that I tried to.
For now I share in Paul's pain at separation, and join him in praying for their peace and protection and goodness and holiness.
I thank the Father that He is a God of restoration. And I choose hope.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
From The Baptism of Imagination: A conversation with Peter Kreeft:
"Faith and hope and love all have a moreness to them. Faith means I trust you more than I can prove, hope means I hope for more than I can attain and grasp, and love means there is more in you than I can possibly love worthily."
"Faith and hope and love all have a moreness to them. Faith means I trust you more than I can prove, hope means I hope for more than I can attain and grasp, and love means there is more in you than I can possibly love worthily."
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