Wow, time flies when you are livin' life! I can't believe how quickly "commitments" like remembering to post to my blog weekly (yeah, right) fly out the window in the Season of Urgency (how 'bout even quarterly). In all seriousness, I'm not sure how different things are when compared to my last post- some 4.5 months ago. I'm still "holdin' out a new hope", in the sense that I've not given up on Hope. In some ways, though, I'm less sure of what is ahead.
The "range" of my hope has shortened.
Events in life have helped me to see that "hoping" in the future is somewhat fruitless. Rather, hope in the present is a much more needed (and fruitful) venture. Hoping that I love my neighbor and my family, hoping that I will speak kindly to my wife, hoping that I will hold my companions up in my prayer, and hoping that I will see beneath the surface features that define my co-workers and students to appreciate their true worth. These are things worth hoping for, and these are the things for which I "take hold".
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maybe we should all learn to be better "hope-aholics" and work at taking one day at a time. "Now" is where we live. Good words Matt, thanks.
I hope I didn't guilt you in to posting, but I do enjoy your thoughts so much!
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