By the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo, Honduras

To have hope
is to believe that history continues open to the dream of God and to human creativity.

To have hope
is to continue affirming that it is possible to dream a different world,
without hunger, without injustice, without discrimination.

To have hope
is to be a messenger of God, tearing down walls, destroying borders, building bridges,

To have hope
is to believe in the revolutionary potential of faith.

To have hope
is to leave the door open so that the Spirit can enter and make all things new.

To have hope
is to believe that life wins over death.

To have hope
is to begin again as many times as necessary.

To have hope
is to believe that hope is not the last thing that dies.

To have hope
is to believe that hope cannot die, that hope no longer dies.

To have hope
is to live.

 

The Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo is a Catholic religious order that was founded in 1895. This prayer can be found in God’s Good Earth: Praise and Prayers for Creation (2018, edited by Anne and Jeffrey Rowthorn).