By Thomas J. Rillo
Our God is both hope and optimism for us
He is not like a glass that is half full or half empty
He is like a glass that is fully full and abundant
He is joy and peace that completely fills our hearts.
God is Hope and Optimism
Hope in God is like the harmony of our soul
Optimism in Him for He will not abandon us
Optimistic in that God is omnipotent in all things
Peace in the hope God gives us is like music to us.
God is Hope and Optimism
Hope that if we listen to God’s voice all is well
Optimism in that we wait for God to act in His time
We learn to act not in haste in hope that God will listen
We are optimistic in the waiting in God’s own time.
God is Hope and Optimism
Hope in that where we are at the moment is His will
Optimistic in that God knows what is best for us
Hope that our journey to God will bring us to heaven
Hope that we put the heavenly realm first and trust in God.
God is Hope and Optimism
The Criterion: Local news
March 25, 2016
My Journey to God
I Was Thinking of You
When I prayed in the garden and sweated drops of blood
I was prayerfully thinking of you.
When my heart was broken with the betrayal of a kiss
I was devotedly thinking of you.
When my friends turned and ran away in fear
I was courageously thinking of you.
When my enemies brutalized me and took me away in chains
I was mercifully thinking of you.
When I was jeered, despised, spit upon and falsely accused
I was justly thinking of you.
When my flesh was ripped from my bones and my blood poured out
I was sacrificially thinking of you.
When a crown of thorns was pierced deep into my brow
I was peacefully thinking of you.
When I carried my heavy cross on legs that could no longer stand
I was physically thinking of you.
When nails were driven through my hands and feet and I was lifted up on the cross
I was eternally thinking of you.
When insults were hurled in an attempt to get me to think of my own pain and suffering
I was selflessly thinking of you.
When I struggled to take my last painful breath
I was resolutely thinking of you.
When I descended into the depths of hell
I was protectively thinking of you.
When I rose from the dead and ascended into heaven in glorious victory
I was joyfully thinking of you.
Today, as I continue to rule over all things great and small for eternity
I am still lovingly thinking and singing over you.
By Greg Hublar
(Greg Hublar is a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in New Albany.) †