Where Hope is Found

Where does hope begin
When troubles settle in,
When jobs are lost and money is tight,
When failures seem to win?

Where does hope find life
When loved ones pass away,
When a child waiting to be born
Never sees the light of day?

Where does hope find hope
When the news is full of dread,
When wars abound and bullets fly,
When charity seems but dead?

Hope is found upon your knees
With eyes fixed upon the cross,
Where life is born from tragic death,
And gain is made of loss.

Hope is found when each unites
His will with God’s above—
Whose will is good and just and right,
Whose will is purest love.

By Natalie Hoefer

(Natalie Hoefer is a member of St. Monica Parish in Indianapolis and a reporter for The Criterion.) †

The Criterion