There has never been anything false about hope

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"… Always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way,
nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change…"

— Barack Obama

8 Responses to “There has never been anything false about hope”

  1. houseofglee

    I’m going to start reading the news more studiously again and actually get to a television for the State of the Union addresses. “Hope” has been used so much with this campaign that I’m sure some feel it’s become a cliche, but it’s still holding strong for me. Hope has always carried me further than faith (or rather, the faith has been fused with hope more than solid belief).

    • liz_scanlon

      Sara Lewis Holmes had a really great post today about faith and love and such. Maybe you should quick just skip over and read that before reading the newspaper…

  2. Anonymous

    Hope

    Elaine M.

    I was worried–but hopeful on Tuesday. I never felt that voting in a presidential election meant more–even more than 1972 when my state was the only one not to gives its electoral votes to Richard Nixon.

    I was elated when the election results were announced. I just hope our country can climb out of the deep hole the present administration has dug for us.

    • liz_scanlon

      Re: Hope

      It IS a deep hole, Elaine. In fact, it was starting to feel sort of bottomless. But we’ve done something pretty courageous, I think. We’ve chosen a more thoughtful, mindful, open and transparent way forward. Or rather, way up…