A Norvell Note
Vol. 27 No. 47 December 4, 2023
Hope Is Everywhere
Sadness and despair often demand our attention, but hope is everywhere.
I was born and grew up in Hope, Arkansas. I graduated from Hope High School in 1970. I had a shiny silver stone on my desk with the word hope for many years. It broke, and I replaced it recently with a polished black hope stone. I work for Hope Hospice, where we strive to have and share the heart of hope. I see and hear the message of hope everywhere.
Hope is everywhere.
I see hope in the faces of the couple exchanging the vows of marriage.
I hear hope in the voices of expectant parents and parents of newborns.
I see hope in the faces of newborn Christians.
I hear hope in messages of forgiveness and grace.
I see hope when a person makes a leap of faith into the unknown to improve their situation.
I hear hope in the voices of choirs singing of the newborn King.
There is hope when we see soldiers reunited with their families.
There is hope when first responders are honored for their service.
There is hope when Christ lives in His followers.
“To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” (Colossians 1:27)
Hope is everywhere. Look for it. Listen for it.
Tom
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