Messages of Hope Blog

Finding Hope  BY TIMOTHY PEOPLES The great Fredrick Buechner once penned, “Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid.”I can say over and over “Do not be afraid.” Sacred text can mention...

WHY COVIDHOPE? BY KIM HALL As the Coronavirus seems to literally surround us, I started to think about how we are going to survive this as a community, as a country and as a globe. I often do my best thinking when I am working...

Hope is a Choice BY CHRISTINE POTEROBAWhen offered the opportunity to create a logo for COVIDHOPE, I was ecstatic. I truly hope that this movement can be a place of comfort and knowledge to those who need to hear that all is...

 “I was filled with such sadness but also admiration when I saw a post last week from my daughter Amanda’s crew coach about cancelling their trip to the San Diego Classic. His team alongside many other high school crew teams...

We Can Be Kind  BY DAVID FRIEDMAN When I think about “Hope,” I find the word itself to be challenging, in that it implies that there’s something we need that we don’t have now and are “hoping” to find in the future. I prefer to...

Covid, Recovery, Hope BY HOLLY JESPERSENCOVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, is all we all seem to be hearing about lately. I feel like I’m living in some sci-fi movie, or an alternate universe. Every day, more public spaces...