Just to underline what Pope Benedict said in his meditation on Ps 136 this past Wednesday: “Remembering becomes the strength of hope. Remembering tells us: God is; God is good, and His mercy is eternal.” This is so important for us to cultivate, this art, this habit of remembering. Life can move too fast, and we fail to remember all that God has done, especially the little things: laughing at the table, the winter sun on the river, bluebirds, St. Therese’s eyes looking at me, my dentist’s generosity, my middle name that means “full of grace.” I would easily have forgotten all of those things except for my list–the list I started 8 months ago–my list of things to be thankful for each day. I’m now on #476. (I really should be farther along than that!) And when I look back over this list, I remember the good things the Lord has done and I have hope for tomorrow. “Remembering becomes the strength of hope. Remembering tells us: God is; God is good, and His mercy is eternal.”
(If you want to learn more about making a list, go here.)
Witnesses to Hope 
Thank you for reminding me to hope and that hope can come from gratitude for all the good things the Lord has done. I have been remiss in entering my gratitude in my journal. This lack has shown itself in my life. A new commitment to recognizing the goodness in each day, I make today. The first of today will be Eucharist, the second will be the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and the next will be for the gift of you Sr. Dorcee.
Thanks, Julie, and good for you! You might want to listen . . . in your spare time 😉 . . . to the talk I gave at WTH this month. Love you!
P.S. You’ve been on my list for a long time!