When Hope
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Creating Hope
The Christmas season is upon us and with these days of holiday preparation come certain expectations and memories that are as integral to our celebrations as traditional foods and decorations. Cherishing each moment, and the rich blend created among many moments, makes each year special, adding to the oral history passed through generations of friends and family gathering together over time. Evergreen trees brought into our homes, cookie exchanges, Advent wreathes, carol singing, last minute gift shopping and squeezing extra guests in at the table and into spare bedrooms are all part of the fun. Little of this is accomplished without some grumbling and frustration, but that is part of the season too. Life doesn't stop, even for this most miraculous time of year.
For many of us this is first and foremost a season of miracles. The Christian tradition holds that the birth of the Christ Child, Jesus, fulfilled the prophecy that God would send a Messiah to deliver and redeem the people of Israel. The ordinary way in which Jesus arrived still doesn't appear very miraculous, but somehow, in its simplicity, still carries awe and reverence even today. How Jesus of Nazareth carried out his life mission measures as a humble existence at best. He was possessed of absolutely no material wealth, never traveled very far from his hometown and constantly relied on the kindness of strangers for his most basic needs. Despite what appears to be a rather nondescript life that ended in a horribly brutal death, Jesus' message of God's love, forgiveness and hope extended to include all those who would choose Him to be included in their lives.
But hearing a good bit of, "Bah, humbug!" spirit around me with the Christmas season barely begun, I am inclined to believe that a whole lot of people have lost touch with their sense of the miraculous and of hope itself. More so, I am seeing that even more people don't have a desire to welcome hope into their lives. There are certainly always good reasons not to hope. The world is filled with hatred, evil and just a general mean-spiritedness that overwhelms even the most joyful souls. Hopelessness is a heavy burden to carry and a difficult one to lay down once we have become accustomed to its weight. Hopelessness curves our spines and twists our souls into believing that there is nothing else for us. Hopelessness, if we let it, becomes our faith, and we lose our hearts in the bargain.
You see, for as many reasons as there are not to hope, there is always the best reason of all to hope, and that is that we can. Hope, like anything thing else is a choice, a decision or a series of decisions made throughout our lives. Hope is actively believing that something can happen when logic says that it won't. Hope doesn't exist in a vacuum, but resides in the will and the hearts of those yearning for more and knowing that it can be. Hope isn't for the faint of heart, but for those strong enough to have a vision of what they want and know it can come to be. They can then focus their attention on making that happen. In this sense hope is a form a prayer, a preparatory step of longing toward the reality of what isn't quite tangible.
I love this time of year because even among all the extra shopping, parties, stresses and strains we put ourselves through, we still have this opportunity to reflect back on the Christmas story of Jesus' birth, remember the ages of hope and expectation the preceded that simple moment that changed history and consider how it has changed us. How we live and interact with one another is still the same as then. We still gather as friends and family to share our lives, share stories and live with hope, yearning for what can be. Although we are surrounded by twinkling lights and sparkling ornaments, we are also nestled beneath the same starry night that helped lead some weary travelers to a small stable in the middle of nowhere to a newborn and his befuddled parents.
How did they know that this small baby was the person they sought? And even if he was, how old would he be before he assumed any kind of leadership role as king of his people? Perhaps that is what hope is most about, seeing the miraculous in the most ordinary of circumstances and trusting in its power to transform lives, and sometimes, even the world.
About the Author
The Rev. Cory L. Kemp, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay with a double major in Communication and the Arts and Social Change and Development and a minor in Women's Studies, was ordained into the ministry of the Moravian Church in North America after completing her Master of Divinity degree studies through Moravian Theological Seminary. Over twenty-five years of experience in individual and community ministries gives Rev. Kemp an informed perception about faith, its implications and struggles in everyday life. Rev. Kemp focuses her work on helping people understand their faith and how faith can become transformational in their lives. Bring authentic, meaningful faith into your daily life by visiting http://www.creatingwomenministries.com.
I hope You Dance
"I HOPE YOU DANCE"
Have you heard the above titled beautiful song by Leann Rimes, lyrics by Mark D Sanders and Tia Sillers?
". Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens. Promise me that you will give faith a fighting chance. And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance."
I really hope you will dance and not sit it out. I hope you will.
Live each day and each year of your life to the fullest. So that
you will have hope and look forward with confidence and back with no regrets.
With hope and optimism everything depends on you. Do not be afraid to be happy. Having hope gives you the strength to
understand that absolute certainty never arrives.
Your best companion in life is your own hope. Keep your hope with you all the time. The ability to live with hope through everything in life is a great inspiration and provides strength and knowledge.
Hope is the most important healing force. Hope of recovery, hope of loving and being loved. Never say there is no hope. When there is no hope, there is no life. Better to say, "Where there is no hope, I will build it." With hope, your mental attitude and your personality will develop a better life and destiny.
With great hope you will face the future optimistically.
It's terribly important that we hang on to hope and never call a brownout a burnout. When there is a temporary overload on the emotional system, do not lose hope. Just rest, a new dawn will arrive.
I am talking about attitudes such as Hope, Optimism, and a
Positive outlook. Perhaps we do not yet understand the human mind and body enough to provide answers why hope and optimism are so beneficial to us.
But they are!
What is HOPE?
Hope is the belief that you will be able to meet your goals and
the expectation of good things. The desire for something good is the basis for believing that good will come. With Hope one believes that all obstacles are challenges rather than dead ends.
Focusing on personal hope will help us to develop more positive, goal-oriented thinking.
If you can believe it, you can achieve it.
The best medicine in the world is hope, a positive attitude and
optimism.
In these days we really need more medical doctors who will
prescribe hope and optimism as medicine. Optimists are healthy people because our health depends on our hope. Hope is a force with a powerful influence.
Discouragement, negativism and hopelessness will sap you of the power to act.
And people who don't act are like dead people.
We need to learn how to fight pessimism and bring more optimism and hope into our life.
We all suffer various trials in life, some of us more than
others. Why do some people try and try again, whereas others seem to give up after relatively minor difficulties?
The way of thinking can make the difference.
If you have thoughts such as, "I am total failure" or "I am of no use to anybody" you are putting a big "STOP" sign in front of you. No actions, no solutions, and no power lead to a lot of
excuses.
Fight back your pessimism. Say to yourself, "I know my negative thoughts are destructive. I am going to fight them."
You are right, because your pessimistic thoughts are your
overreactions. You are catastrophizing. Push aside negative
thinking.
When you lose a job or money or an opportunity, you are losing a lot. But when you lose hope, you are losing everything.
With hope you can gain anything. Do not lose hope.
Hopelessness is a sickness that goes together with pessimism,
depression, apathy and anxiety.
Today many medical doctors believe in the value of hope as
therapy. " Hope is a powerful therapy," asserts Dr. W. Gifford.
They know, for patients with hope and support survive longer and suffer less pain.
Consider a study on the role of optimism and pessimism in
coronary heart disease.
A researcher comments, "Most of the evidence shows thinking
positively is good for your health". This study provides some of the first hard medical evidence for this idea in the arena of
cardiology.
Hope and optimism are crucial not just for health. Even longevity to optimism. When older people were exposed to
fleeting messages linking the aging process with increased wisdom and experience, they were later found to walk with increased strength and energy.
The improvement was equivalent to the result of a 12 - week
exercise program!
Can you believe that? I hope you will!
Jahiel-Yasha-Kamhi
jasakamhi@hotmail.com
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