hope-in-focus (Credit: Natalie Swartzendruber)
I do my best to have hope and faith in people and our world, but it's not always easy. There's a lot in the world today that, if focused on, will bring down even the happiest person. Where is the source of my hope? My sense of hope originates in my faith and trust in God, demonstrated through the acts of kindness seen every day, if we are looking for them. God cannot be "seen", but I feel that if we look for the kindness in others, there is where we "see" God. God is found in this world in the acts of kindness of others. And when we experience these acts of kindness we recognize, once again, that sense of hope. But, it's not always easy.
How can we keep up an inner sense of hope and faith in God active in our world when we have days where the negative actions of others overwhelm us? The only answer I have is to change our perspective. To change the way I see the world and others around me. I often write and reflect on the need to change perspective, so when I recently came across this story I had to share it. I do not know the author of the story, but it's been making the rounds of social media. Please spend a moment reflecting on the moral of the story; the need for us to change our perspective on life, no matter what life throws our way.
trapped burro (credit: unknown)