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Erin's avatar

Hi Ben! Thank you so much for all you write here. I ran a service about hope at my Unitarian Universalist church a couple of weeks ago and I quoted you and shared your blog as one of my inspirations. We can get through this and I honestly believe we will, and we'll do it by building a more beautiful world together.

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Vicki's avatar

Love this essay! If I may share a quote from my own Christian tradition, though it has no clear attribution:

Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.

Thanks for all the hope you share, Ben.

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Kathleen Krentz's avatar

Ben, I wish you could read this from the tallest building in every city! I, too, know there is a better world. I believe deeply that everything will all come right. In the mean time, hurt and challenges. So the hope propels us so the hurt and challenges aren't what wins--the better world does. You message is vitally, existentially important!

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Emmerson's avatar

I love this so much

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Liana Laughlin's avatar

I wrote an appreciation for this essay, and then said I couldn’t get the written version. A third try and I did, so just take in the appreciation. Thank you

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Doris's avatar

Thank you for this essay on hope. I have read it 3 times and saved it to read again.

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batman's avatar

i loved this essay! i slipped into a big doom kinda mood recently and this was such a good reminder. and i really enjoyed the audio voiceover. it was so nice to listen to this post while doing other things with my hands, helped me focus better

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