Friday, March 28, 2008

Hope

Two words have been on my mind these past couple of days: hope and grace. Such powerful, life-changing words. I'm a bit too tired to be too articulate about them at this point in time, so I'll let others do the talking--about hope, at least.

First, Emily Dickinson:

"Hope" is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all-

And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -

I've heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest Sea -
Yet - never - in Extremity,
It asked a crumb - of me.

Next, a clip from one of my favorite movies:

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