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Hope

Hope means to keep living
amid depression
and to keep humming
in the darkness.
Hoping is knowing that there is love,
it is trust in tomorrow
it is falling asleep
and waking again
when the sun rises.
In the midst of a gale at sea,
it is to discover land.
In the eyes of another
It is to see that he understands you.

As long as there is still hope
There will also be prayer.

And God will be holding you
in his hands.

~Henri Nouwen
With Open Hands

Squirming

God is trying to teach us things when we're at low points in of life. My normal reaction has been to work to climb out of the valley. This is not the way God intended it to be. We're not supposed to sit still in the valley and be passive. We're also not supposed to strive to get out of the valley and miss the lessons God wants to teach us. We're supposed to squirm. Squirm because we're not content to stay there. God, teach us to welcome you into the mess of life. Teach us to squirm.