Have you ever heard someone say that they were “hoping against hope?” I never quite understood that cliché until this…..

“This is such a waste of time, “ I berated myself as I poured yet another glassful of water into my bare-stemmed orchid plant.

This barren stem had lost its beautiful blooms over a year and a half ago. How foolish was I to regularly douse that ungrateful lone shoot religiously every week for over a year without even a hint of new growth?

As I was about to throw the silly thing in the trash I noticed a small “bump” on the lonely stalk. This slight change was enough to keep hope alive. I kept watering no matter what the basic facts bared or what reality said.

FINALLY a small miniature leaf appeared much to my surprise.

Hope springs eternal! So the saying goes, In this case Hope blooms eternal.

The virtue of hope is a necessary item in our backpack as we make our hike through this lifetime.

Hope focuses on the expectation of positive outcomes.

Hope clears the surrounding darkness as we seek our way. Hope can take the worst of circumstances into optimistic recovery.

Like a kaleidoscope that twists multicolored pieces of color into artistic formations, our lives become a piece of art.

Hope gives us the reassurance that the jagged segment will come together to form something beautiful.

There is Divine Order and all things DO work out for the best EVENTAULLY, and this can take time.

We may not see the rewards at first. But we can never give up. We need to acknowledge every small step keeping hope alive as we inch forward no matter how dimly lit our path is.

“Some day all this hard work will pay off.”

“Some day my ship will come in.”

“Some day my life will come together”.

“Some day my orchid will bloom.”

“Some day…..

Until your “some day” arrives, keep hope alive and remember that no matter how desolate, how discouraging, and how futile the situation appears….

JUST KEEP WATERING…