At cell before Christmas, one of our hosts, Rachel, prepared a thoughtful activity for us about hope.
She had purchased glass ball Christmas ornaments and decorative strands. Then she printed out strips of green and red paper with hopes on them.
There were a variety of different ones, at different levels of thought and inclusion. It was hard to fill out. It's work to think about and name your hopes. I spent most of the evening on it, off and on.
After I got home, I dropped my ornament on the floor, and the glass ball broke. I was left with a loose handful of hopes.
So I won't be hanging that on our tree next year. Instead, I'm going to put them here at QT so they'll be visible all year long.
These are the strips:
She had purchased glass ball Christmas ornaments and decorative strands. Then she printed out strips of green and red paper with hopes on them.
There were a variety of different ones, at different levels of thought and inclusion. It was hard to fill out. It's work to think about and name your hopes. I spent most of the evening on it, off and on.
After I got home, I dropped my ornament on the floor, and the glass ball broke. I was left with a loose handful of hopes.
So I won't be hanging that on our tree next year. Instead, I'm going to put them here at QT so they'll be visible all year long.
These are the strips:
- This Christmas season, I hope... to shake this low-grade depression sooner rather than later.
- For myself, I hope... to have the same job this time next year. To become the person I was made to be.
- For my family, I hope... for wisdom and care about money and things.
- For my neighborhood, I hope... for fewer helicopter flyovers. For more community.
- For this world, I hope... that the protests of 2011 effect real, permanent change for the better, and don't spin out, run out, or get bought out.
- May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Romans 15:13
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