Naturally and constantly curious, I'm inclined to ask wisdom figures and others whose lives have been a witness to me, "How did you get to be the way that you are?" I want to know what makes them tick. I especially want to know how they've continued to be faithful to works of justice and peace over the long haul, often without seeing any tangible results or desired outcomes. How do they keep their hope alive in a world where it often seems the powers of cynicism and pessimism will dash it to bits?
The answers I receive from these holy ones reveal an unshaken belief that God is at work in our world, that social sin will not be allowed to have the last word, that with God, promises made are promises kept.
Loving God, fill my heart today with this same reason for hope.
Sr. Chris Koelhoffer, I.H.M.
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