Odyssey of Hope

In Holy Encounters, we listen to the other person's pain--listen, just listen--and let God's holy word breathe through us to speak words of comfort and healing to a fellow sufferer. Such holy moments prove that to be alive is to be blessed. Sooner or later suffering comes to us all. We may ask, "e;Why?"e; But then we need to ask also, "e;Why is there beauty?"e; "e;Why is there redemption?"e; "e;Why does the daffodil bloom every April?"e; As the folk song says, the answer is blowin' in the wind, in the breath of God. It's spelled H-O-P-E.