This blog was supposed to written around Christmas and here it is almost the end of January. However, given what happens in this country tomorrow (January 20th) maybe it is a good time to write about Hope.
Back during Advent a FB friend asked what brings us hope. I immediately responded "babies". There is something so pure and delightful about a new born. Potential surrounds them. Joy greets them. In wide- eyed wonder they face a world they may just have the ability to change for the better. Is it any wonder that the writers of Jesus' life decided to start with his birth?
We all started from that wonderful place. Unlike other mammals, we don't rise and walk within minutes. We must be nurtured, loved, educated, cared for. And just like a baby, a dream of a better world needs to be nurtured, loved, and helped to grow. This evolution may take a long time ~ too long perhaps ~ and there is always the possibility just in front of us that a child will step into the dream and bring it to fruition.
