Category: Meditations

“Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another.”
—Elie Wiesel

Who gives you hope?

Tell the story of how the light,
against all odds, refused to die.
Gather those you love
and eat and sing and tell stories of freedom.
Remember that there will always
be another miracle.

What have you experienced that felt to you like a miracle?

We can’t always help ourselves. Sometimes what we need is simply beyond our own capacities to create. This reality can leave us feeling helpless and defeated, or it can fill us with gratitude that we are connected in this web of life.

How have you found help or hope from someone who you did not know well?

This butterfly has found the beautiful flower, but still has quite the maze to navigate amongst the petals to reach the nectar at its heart.

What helps you keep moving toward a goal that is still a ways from fulfillment?

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
—Martin Luther King, Jr.

What is the largest thing that brings you hope?