“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
I find it intriguing that Emily describes hope as a bird.
In dreams and visions, birds have to do with messengers, either good or evil.
Is hope a messenger?
Perhaps: If we consider it to be the voice that urges us on because of expecttancy.
Proverbs 13:12 says, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.”
We need this delightful expectation that good will happen in order to be healthy. That means hope is not a luxury; but rather, a necessity.
I do not believe that we can conjure up hope any more than we can faith: Both are gifts, poured into us by God.
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I am like a rich tapestry, full of texture and color.
I'm a musician, composer, poet, gardener, homemaker and friend. I worked as anLCSW for 22 years; as a socialworker for 26 years all told. Before that, I was a rehabilitation teacher.
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Agreed. Hope is not a luxury, but a necessity. Remind me to tell you about an excellent book by John Mark Comer, entitled “My Name is Hope.” Thanks for sharing, Hannah!
Hello, Vicki, thank you for commenting. It seems that the more I learn about hope, the more I know it is essential.