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We live in a culture that produces hopelessness with astounding consistency. When everything seems chaotic and we are faced with a multitude of negative realities, we might be tempted to say that nothing makes sense anymore. But we are not alone-God walks with us and his presence fills us with hope. Because of this we are able to smile in the midst of our di culties. Despair is defeated because God is with us. Hope does not disappoint! What gives you hope? What are your hopes and dreams-for yourself, your children, your church, your community, your nation? What sustains that hope and turns those dreams into reality? What are some of the unique ways you bring hope to people in your life? The contributors featured in Beautiful Hope offer intensely personal answers to these questions. Some of them are well-known authors and speakers, but many are ordinary Catholics dealing with everyday life with all its challenges and problems, just like you. Their stories are meant to spark your own exploration of hope and increase its abundance in your life. Today many are worried about the future and what it holds. Many are concerned about the future of our Church. If we are to become those who can shine the light of faith into the darkness of our world, things must change. We need an infusion of hope so we can see more clearly and live boldly as children of God.
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Copyright 2017 The Dynamic Catholic Institute & Kakadu, LLC.
Published by Beacon Publishing
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without permission except in the case of brief quotations in critical articles or reviews.
ISBN: 978-1-929266-53-1 (hardcover)
ISBN: 978-1-929266-54-8 (softcover)
ISBN: 978-1-929266-55-5 (e-book)
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Interior by Ashley Wirfel
Unless otherwise noted, Scripture passages have been taken from the Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition. Copyright 1946, 1952, 1971 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Quotes are taken from the English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church for the United States of America (indicated as CCC), 2nd ed. Copyright 1997 by United States Catholic ConferenceLibreria Editrice Vaticana.
Introduction excerpted from 2016 papal audiences given by Pope Francis in the Paul VI Audience Hall on Wednesday, December 7; Wednesday, December 14; and Wednesday, December 21; found on the Holy See website, w2.vatican.va.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Beacon Publishing.
Title: Beautiful hope : finding hope every day in a broken world.
Description: North Palm Beach, Florida : Beacon Publishing, Inc., 2017.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017029598 | ISBN 9781929266531 (hard cover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781929266548 (soft cover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781929266555 (e-book : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: HopeReligious aspectsChristianityMeditations. | HopeReligious aspectsChristianityAnecdotes.
Classification: LCC BV4638 .B43 2017 | DDC
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRELUDE
MATTHEW KELLY
Man can live forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only one second without hope.
Unknown
It was Pauls time. He could see it in the doctors eyes. After ninety-two years of life, Paul was ready to go back to God. His last request was to spend a private moment with each special person gathered around his bed.
Three children, five grandchildren, a coworker, and two lifelong friends shared the final hours of Pauls life. Words of love, appreciation, and forgiveness. Tears of sorrow. Tears of laughter. Each person left the room feeling lighter than they had felt in years. Peace came with each encounter. A peace that only comes from spending time with a life well lived.
Outside, in the waiting area, nervous and a bit scared, Connor waited for his turn. Connor was Pauls grandson. When Connor was ten, his dad left him, his mother, and his two younger brothers. Connors mom, Pauls daughter, wanted her three sons to have a strong male role model, so she moved the family into her fathers house. A recent widower, Paul was thankful for the company.
In the early years, Paul had taught Connor everything he knew: how to fish, how to live as a man of integrity, and how to pray. In the later years the roles had changed. As Pauls body began to fail him, Connor had taken his grandfather to Mass on Sunday; he had helped him get dressed in the morning and ready for bed at night; and he had stayed up late with him listening to old Frank Sinatra records when Paul had been in too much pain to sleep. The two men loved each other at a level words could not express.
But Connor wasnt yet ready to say good-bye. Paul was his rock, his role model, and his best friend. Connor wondered how he would navigate life without him. Connor was the last one to visit his grandfather. He walked in and sat down next to Paul, who had his eyes closed. When he opened his eyes, Paul smiled at his grandson. Immediately Connor began to weep. I dont want to lose you! he shouted and buried his head in his grandfathers chest.
Paul took a deep breath and savored the moment. He remembered the day Connor had been born, how he had fit in the palm of his hand. Paul thanked God for sending him such a friend so late in life. Paul lifted his grandsons chin so they could look each other in the eye. Son, well always be together, you know that. Just pray for me on this side of heaven and know Ill be praying for you on the other. Then one day well meet again. He wiped the tears from his grandsons eyes; they shared a smile and hugged one last time.
Thats beautiful hope.
For some time Brian had been feeling restless, like some-thing was missing. He couldnt figure out why. He had a good job. He provided well for his wife and two kids. He had a nice marriage. Sure, the passion wasnt really there anymore, but that happens with age. For the most part, his kids were well behaved. He loved them, and they knew it. On most Sundays the family went to Mass together. Life was good. He was a good guy. So what was wrong? Why couldnt he just be happy?
On his way to work each day, Brian passed St. Patricks, his parish church. Recently something had always seemed to be tugging at him to go inside. For weeks he had ignored it and told himself it would pass. But it hadnt. The nudging had continued.
Finally, Brian went into the church, not because he thought it would help, but to prove a point. He thought that if he just went in and sat there for ten minutes, nothing would happen, and he could move on with his life. But instead, the stillness swallowed Brian whole. He instantly liked how quiet it was. Everything in his life was so loud; the silence was actually comforting peaceful.
Brian began to daydream about heaven. He wondered what it would be like to stand before God. He wondered how God would feel about the halfhearted way he was living his life. He wondered if God would think he was a good husband and father. And at that thought a deep feeling of dissatisfaction nearly overwhelmed Brian.
Suddenly life felt incredibly short. Work problems, his to-do list at home, and whether or not the Indianapolis Colts would win on Sunday took a backseat in his mind. Brian began to wonder when he had last looked into the eyes of his wife and really listened to what she had to say. He thought of the car sitting in his garage and the promise he had made to his son that they would fix it up together. He thought of his daughter and how they had done nothing but argue for months. He thought about the last time he had prayed to God really, truly prayed.
Brian went back to his parish church the next day. And the day after. And the day after that. He formed a new habit of just sitting in silence. And talking to God. He thought about his life. He thought about heaven. Then he started making a plan with God. He made a plan to change his life.
Thats beautiful hope.
Not long ago I was at a conference here in Cincinnati, and a woman stopped me. Im sorry to bother you, she said, but I just want to thank you.
I stopped walking, and we shook hands. She began to tell me the story of her husband. Of how he had come to one of my Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose events and how God had moved his heart in a powerful way. She told me how the genius of Catholicism had changed his life and how he had become the husband and father she had always dreamed he could be.
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