All the great spiritual leaders in history were people of hope. Abraham, Moses, Ruth, Mary, Jesus, Rumi, Gandhi, and Dorothy Day all lived with a promise in their hearts that guided them toward the future without the need to know exactly what it would look like. Let's live with hope.

Henri J. M. Nouwen in Bread for the Journey by Henri J. M. Nouwen

 

To Practice This Thought:
Read a biography of a pioneer of hope.

 

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