Love this: "Hope is not a personal possession. It’s not a private good to be exploited; it’s a public grace, to be nurtured and shared."
Excited to see you'll be in Louisville this fall! If you didn't know, we have a whole park system designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. And lots of good food to be had here; skip the KFC.
"Ultimately, I think what I have learned is that none of us can do it alone, and the pursuit of hope is unsustainable if it’s a solo venture. Hope is not a personal possession. It’s not a private good to be exploited; it’s a public grace, to be nurtured and shared. If we do it right, we cultivate hope together, not for ourselves but for the sake of the world."
Today’s daily meditation from the Center for Action and Contemplation is titled Hope is a Discipline. We have to practice it every day. It cites Jim Wallis’s famous line that hope is believing in spite of the evidence and watching the evidence change.
Resonated deeply with this today:
“I trust,” he says, “that the overflow has gone into the lives of others.”
As I finish up my last few months where I've been doing ministry and begin to think ahead to transition, this feels like something I can hope for.
Thankful for your words as always, friend!
Love this: "Hope is not a personal possession. It’s not a private good to be exploited; it’s a public grace, to be nurtured and shared."
Excited to see you'll be in Louisville this fall! If you didn't know, we have a whole park system designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. And lots of good food to be had here; skip the KFC.
"Ultimately, I think what I have learned is that none of us can do it alone, and the pursuit of hope is unsustainable if it’s a solo venture. Hope is not a personal possession. It’s not a private good to be exploited; it’s a public grace, to be nurtured and shared. If we do it right, we cultivate hope together, not for ourselves but for the sake of the world."
Thank you Jeff. So much.
I needed this today, Jeff, so thank you. Good Soil is a wonderful book, too.
But if you ever find a solution to bindweed, please share!! 😉
I love your writing. Hope moves hearts. I know it does mine. Btw I’m mostly Houston based now or I would’ve been at First Pres. 🙏🏽🩷
Today’s daily meditation from the Center for Action and Contemplation is titled Hope is a Discipline. We have to practice it every day. It cites Jim Wallis’s famous line that hope is believing in spite of the evidence and watching the evidence change.
Yes! Ellie Holcomb has a song about hope!
Hope’s Gonna Find You.
Love this
"I hope to see you "somehwere along the way..." Glad we did see each other at First Methodist...
"Holding on to hope..." with you.
Jeff I love all of this! Thank you❤️