Glimpses of Hope

Sunday Collect - February 6, 2022

George Graham – Earth, Sun, Moon and Star

“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.” Emily Dickinson

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COLLECT

A recap/summary of the week’s prayers and contemplations

MONDAY
We found hope embedded in our history. 

TUESDAY
We compared Jesus’ hope to the kind that King Solomon shared with the Queen of Sheba.

WEDNESDAY
We shared beatitudes of hope for Black History Month.

THURSDAY
We visited cotton fields in search of hope.

FRIDAY
We learned from Dr. Maya Angelou that hope can arrive on the wings of an epiphany.

SATURDAY
We looked back on our week for glimmers of hope.

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PRAXIS

A good way to practice hope is to find a symbol that reminds you of it. Every time you see this symbol, take a deep inhale and exhale and follow it up with a simple affirmation or recognition of hope. Here are a few examples of symbols that could spark hope, but of course, please feel free to share your own ideas in the comments: 

• Sunrises

• Flowers blooming

• Pets Doing (Almost) Anything

• Wind Chimes

• Birds Taking Flight 

• Shooting Stars

• Rain

• Rainbows 

• Babies

• Waterfalls 

• Candles

• Mountains

• Moon Phases 

• Waves 

• Butterflies 

• Fireflies

• Laughter

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THE LORD’S PRAYER

Adapted from Grace Episcopal Cathedral in San Francisco

Our Father-Mother,
who is in heaven and within us,
We call upon your names.

Your wisdom come.
Your will be done,
In all the spaces in which You dwell.

Give us each day
Sustenance and perseverance.
Remind us of our limits as
we give grace to the limits of others.

Separate us from the temptation of empire,
But deliver us into community.

For you are the dwelling place within us
the empowerment around us
and the celebration among us
now and for ever.

Amen