Hope at Eastertide

By Sr Susan Richert

I am a Pilgrim of Hope when :

•  I sit under a tree of blossom and hear it hum

• See the new growth sprouting up from the earth

• I hear the dawn chorus and know a new day is breaking

• Watch and wonder at the clumps of primroses

• I stare at the lavender and watch the bees graze

• See the blue of the sky and the feel the warmth of the sun

• Feel the gentle rain and see it water the earth

• Hear the wind in the trees and its breath on my face

And I am an ambassador of Hope when

• I share the wonder of what I see and feel and hear and touch

• I rejoice with others at the wonder of our world

• I listen to the struggle of the growth of others

• I open my heart to feel another’s hurt

• I remember someone who has asked my prayers

• I offer a helping hand

• I smile and gently wave

• See through the tears of another

• I share a prayer