HOPE

“When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you are slamming the door in the face of God.”

-Charles L. Allen

“Hope is the dream of a soul awake.”

-French Proverb

“Hope never abandons you; you abandon it.”

- George Weinberg

“Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark.”
- George Iles

“Dum spiro, spero." Translated: "While I breath, I hope.”

- Latin Proverb

“Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without words, and never stops at all.”

- Emily Dickinson

"But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you.
- Psalms 39:7

This may sound a bit twisted, but I'm always the most hopeful after a rather bad night. When my migraine seems like more than I can bear, when I break down and push everything away until I have no more strength, when I pretend to give up hope. . . that's when I find it again, more powerful than ever.

Last night was such a night. I lost it. I cried until I screamed until I was weak. But I survived. And that's what matters. I came through the pain and I'm stronger for it.

My body may be tired and my head may pound, but right now I feel life within. Just like the song we used to sing in church as little children, there's a light within me that's growing stronger.