Any Hope?
As I've written about before, I am a news junkie. I think watching CNN is one of my favorite things to do. But, these days keeping up with what is going on in the world has been more depressing than usual.
It pains me to think of people loosing thousands of dollars in hard earned investments. It saddens me to think of individuals wanting to retire, and knowing that they can't. It worries me to think about the future and what a downward economic slope we are in, with government leaders being of little to no help.
But, in spite of all of these these things, I have hope. I have hope not because I'm pretending like the world's problems don't exist. I have hope not because I think that I have the end all answers with a spiritual anecdote or two.
I have hope because I know that my security doesn't lie in how much money I have or don't have. I have hope because I believe that my citizenship in America does not somehow make me a better person (Living in Canada is looking so much better these days). I have hope because I'm seeing to see the world from the perspective of the Divine who has great purpose for all of us and all circumstances. The pains of this world are not all there is to life!
And in this hope, I'm reminded why I am a person of faith after all. I'm reminded why the faith I practice is more about welcoming all and working together than it is about straight lines of correct behavior. I'm reminded why it is that I go to church each Sunday in efforts to become a different kind of person with a particular community. I'm reminded that yes, indeed I am proud to be a faith seeker myself.
These things are my compass.
The compassionate and kind human beings I know help to remind of this when I forget. They show me that hope is always possible, even in the darkest of days in our country, in our cities and in the lives of you and me.
So, I will think about this hope today and be glad . . . even if I won't be able to retire for 60 more years!
It pains me to think of people loosing thousands of dollars in hard earned investments. It saddens me to think of individuals wanting to retire, and knowing that they can't. It worries me to think about the future and what a downward economic slope we are in, with government leaders being of little to no help.
But, in spite of all of these these things, I have hope. I have hope not because I'm pretending like the world's problems don't exist. I have hope not because I think that I have the end all answers with a spiritual anecdote or two.
I have hope because I know that my security doesn't lie in how much money I have or don't have. I have hope because I believe that my citizenship in America does not somehow make me a better person (Living in Canada is looking so much better these days). I have hope because I'm seeing to see the world from the perspective of the Divine who has great purpose for all of us and all circumstances. The pains of this world are not all there is to life!
And in this hope, I'm reminded why I am a person of faith after all. I'm reminded why the faith I practice is more about welcoming all and working together than it is about straight lines of correct behavior. I'm reminded why it is that I go to church each Sunday in efforts to become a different kind of person with a particular community. I'm reminded that yes, indeed I am proud to be a faith seeker myself.
These things are my compass.
The compassionate and kind human beings I know help to remind of this when I forget. They show me that hope is always possible, even in the darkest of days in our country, in our cities and in the lives of you and me.
So, I will think about this hope today and be glad . . . even if I won't be able to retire for 60 more years!
posted by Musings @ 12:35 PM
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