SCRIPTURE:

"13 while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,”
Titus 2:13

APPEAR

Today I am going to take a break from expanding on the scripture and wanted to point to a poem written by Emily Dickinson on hope. The reason why I wanted to highlight this poem is because the Christmas season is about hope. And while talking to my boss yesterday he mentioned an excerpt in the poem where it says “Hope is the thing with feathers.” I immediately fell in love with the imagery.

Reflect on that statement.

Let me know what it means to you. And when you’re done, read the entire poem.
And when you’re done doing that….don’t lose hope.

“Hope” is the thing with feathers
BY EMILY DICKINSON
“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -I’ve heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest Sea -
Yet - never - in Extremity,
It asked a crumb - of me.