Reflections

God puts rainbows in the clouds so that each of us — in the dreariest and most dreaded moments — can see a possibility of hope.

I look up at the blue sky and the bare chestnut tree, on whose branches little raindrops shine, appearing like silver, and at the seagulls and other birds as they

“Hope just means another world might be possible, not promise, not guaranteed.

“Are we not called to communicate a mystery of hope to those around us by the lives we lead?

“Hope is holding a creative tension between what is and what could and should be, each day doing something to narrow the distance between the two.

“Hope is a great tool when it comes to forming new habits and letting go of older, obsolete habits.

“Hope is the source and spring of all the alchemies of transformation, the greatest treasure of the heart and mind, the philosopher’s stone that transmutes agony and tragedy into new

As we approach the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, plenty of people are no doubt swapping “where were you that day” stories.

“Active Hope is waking up to the beauty of life on whose behalf we can act.