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Hope

Hope

It's More Than Wishful Thinking  

Compiled by Amy Lyles Wilson
Libro de bolsillo
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Hope for the here and now.

Hope can feel in short supply these days. Yet it is often in the waiting, the not-knowing, and the dark that hope quietly takes root.

In this small book of inspiring reflections, trusted spiritual voices across generations offer an invitation to discover hope again, for yourself and for your community. Joan D. Chittister, Frederick Buechner, Parker J. Palmer, Walter Brueggemann, Doris Donnelly, and others remind us that hope is not wishful thinking or easy optimism. It is a steady, faithful way of living toward what might yet be.

"Hope is precisely what we have when we do not have something. Hope is a sense of what might yet be."

Read one reflection at a time, in a quiet morning moment or at the end of a hard day, and let these voices help you find light for the path ahead.

Inside you’ll find:

  • Short essays and poems on hope from beloved spiritual writers
  • Reflections for anyone who feels weary, uncertain, or discouraged
  • Wisdom suited to personal prayer, journaling, or small-group conversation

Part of the Hope, Anger, Forgiveness, Compassion: Wisdom for Today Book Series. Also available as a four-book bundle.

Format: Libro de bolsillo
ISBN: 978-1-935205-08-1
Publisher: The Upper Room
Imprint: Fresh Air Books
Publication Date: 03/01/2010
Pages: 96
Dimensions: 6,2500 x 5,5000

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“What I have come to see is that there is nothing more important to human beings than hope. . . . People usually do not survive long without hope. They cannot, because hope is the very heart of a human being.” Michael Downey

“Hope is precisely what we have when we do not have something. Hope is not the same thing as optimism that things will go our way, or turn out well. It is rather the certainty that something makes sense, is worth the cost, regardless of how it might turn out.” Michael Downey

“When tragedy strikes, when trouble comes, when life disappoints us, we stand at the crossroads between hope and despair, torn and hurting. Despair cements us in the present. Hope sends us dancing around dark corners trusting in a tomorrow we cannot see because of the multiple pasts of life which we cannot forget." Joan D. Chittister


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