"Hope is not dependent on peace in the land, justice in the world, and success in the business. Hope is willing to leave unanswered questions unanswered and unknown futures unknown.

No one can truly say with certainty where he or she will be ten or twenty years from now. You do not know if you will be free "Hope is not dependent on peace in the land, justice in the world, and success in the business. Hope is willing to leave unanswered questions unanswered and unknown futures unknown.

No one can truly say with certainty where he or she will be ten or twenty years from now. You do not know if you will be free or in captivity, if you will be honored or despised, if you will have many friends or few, if you will be liked or rejected. But when you hold lightly these dreams and fears, you can be open to receive every day as a new day and to live your life as a unique expression of love for humankind.

There is an old expression that says, “As long as there is life there is hope.” And so it follows that - “As long as there is hope - there is life."

-Henri J.M. Nouwen Read More