Can We Talk 2

where Do You Find Hope?

         Someone asked that question Sunday. Of course, one person said, "In scripture". There was a lot of hemming and hawing. A few said positive results from medical tests. One person said, "In our children". Another thought that observing people helping those in need was a sign of hope.

         There is also nature. Life goes on. The trees are budding in many colors. Some are blooming in white or pink and letting the wind blow their petals like snow down the road. Jonquils and hyacinths are casting yellow everywhere. My pink camellias are beginning to show blooms not ready for opening. The crocus are finished and gone, but the lilies are busting through the ground with their green stalks. The days are longer, and we can go outside without heavy jackets. Spring is here. What did the poet say? Hope springs eternal in the human breast? No matter the circumstances in our lives or the community, or the world for that matter. Hope is all around us, if we just open our eyes.