The poet Wendell Berry writes of a time "when despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be...." Charles Revson, the owner of Revlon said, "In our factory, we make lipstick. In our advertising we sell hope ." Those of us who follow Christ don't have to buy hope--it's free for the taking--free for those who believe in his unfailing love. How do we combat the despair that grows as we watch TV and read the newspaper? In the words of the Selah song "In Jesus' name , we press on." We know who is in charge and we press on. Emily Dickinson's startling picture of hope: "Hope is the thing with feathers--that perches on the soul--and sings the tune without words--and never stops--at all--"
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