hope

Hope is like a bird that senses the dawn and carefully starts to sing while it is still dark.
– Anonymous

“Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread.”

What a statement of trust! Whatever you want me to have is all I want. Some days the plate runs over. God keeps bringing out more food and we keep loosening our belt. A promotion. A privilege. A friendship. A gift. A lifetime of grace. An eternity of joy. There are times when we literally push ourselves back from the table, amazed at God’s kindness. “You serve me a six-course dinner right in front of my enemies. You revive my drooping head; my cup fills with blessing” (Ps. 23:5 MSG).

julian of norwich

Our soul reposes in God, its true rest, and stands in God, its true strength, and is fundamentally rooted in God, its eternal love. From Revelation of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich

Matthew 13: 31-32

Jesus said: The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which someone took and sowed in their field. Of all seeds it is the smallest, yet once it has grown it is the biggest of plants.

Matthew 13:31-32

God’s Compassion

Human compassion extends to neighbours, but God’s compassion extends to everyone. Sirach 18:8-14

Healing and Service

Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told Jesus about her at once. He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her and she began to serve them.
—Mark 1:30-33

Mark 8:35

For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.  Mark 8:35