Humans are extremely resilient, and our environment is awesome in its regenerative powers. The Book of Hope, by Jane Goodall, is a wonderful inspiration for our trying times. It can be difficult for us to maintain a hopeful attitude in the face of the destruction we are witnessing, but she gives us many reasons to remain hopeful. One example is a tree which was destroyed in New York City on 9/11. About a month into the clean-up process, a remnant of a pear tree was discovered between two large pieces of concrete. It almost went to the dump, but a woman asked if she could try to save it. She worked with a nursery in the Bronx and it survived! It is now planted at the memorial site and is a great inspiration to everyone, particularly those who feel hopeless. If feelings of hopelessness visit me today, I’ll remember the resurrection of the tree and know that anything is possible.
“The miracle of life is ageless, born in time but nourished in eternity. Behold this infant, to whom you gave a resting place by your forgiveness of your brother, and see in it the Will of God. Here is the babe of Bethlehem reborn. And everyone who gives him shelter will follow him, not to the cross, but to the resurrection and the life.”
A Course in Miracles T-19.IV-C.10:6-9
“The nature of Christianity is peaceful and blessed, but in order to enter into the kingdom, the anchor of hope must be cast beyond the veil of matter into the Shekinah into which Jesus has passed before us, and this advance beyond matter must come through the joys and triumphs of the righteous as well as through their sorrows and afflictions. Like our Master, we must depart from material sense into the spiritual sense of being.”
Mary Baker Eddy - Science & Health Page 40:32
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