In the depth of winter - can there be hope? Only a few short months ago this very spot was awash with the colors of beautiful blooming rose bushes. Then the weather turned cool and the gardeners put the roses "to bed" for the winter with a covering of straw. Soon the weather will warm again, the snow will melt, and the gardeners will remove the straw and support the bushes as they grow and blossom again.
Winter is a season pregnant with hope. There are times in our personal lives and our society when all seems dead. Can there be hope? Yes. There are signs of hope around us. There are people who care about others. There are those who are willing to rise up and march in solidarity with others. There are people who are willing to take action to bring hope to others. I have hope.
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A basketball sitting in a frozen winter landscape seems out of place. Do you ever feel out of place, or like you don't belong?
We picked up this basketball, took it home, warmed it and washed it, and gave it a place. The same can happen for you when you are "out of place." Keep hope alive. |
AuthorJoel Kreger is a writer who grew up in Minnesota, spent many years of his life in Iowa and Wisconsin, and now lives in Minnesota. His life experience includes careers of serving 17 years as a Lutheran parish pastor, working 18 years as a public school teacher, and now writing as a novelist and blogger. Archives
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