Since this category is “Operation hope” I wanted to share some of my own feelings on the subject of giving hope. Not the hope given by new laws but by us as people on a personal basis, to each other and those in our lives.
Everyone in this life starts down the road of life like a person walking in the dark down a long road without a map. We can only see a few feet in front of us and many people are shouting at us from the sides. We recognize their voices but we don’t know which one to listen to. We try to decide for ourselves which direction feels right, for that is all we have to go on. Some have been better trained for this and others have no training at all.
If we make a mistake our confidence is shaken and since you didn’t start out with much confidence it can easily be blown away. In those times we older folks who have learned how to make it through this life should sow hope in to those that need it. So I would like to challenge all of us, including myself to look for opportunities to give a word of encouragement, strategically placed to lift someone out of the mire of despair and hopelessness they are in. Make it a habit!