While optimism makes us live as if someday soon things will soon go be…

Henri Nouwen
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While optimism makes us live as if someday soon things will soon go better for us, hope frees us from the need to predict the future and allows us to live in the present, with the deep trust that God will never leave us alone but will fulfill the deepest desires of our heart... Joy in this perspective is the fruit of hope. ✨ Henri J. M. Nouwen (2005). The Dance of Life: Weaving Sorrows and Blessings Into One Joyful Step
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