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Dear Friends,

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As we look forward to Christmas and the New Year you may like to ponder on the following reflection on Hope:

Hope looks for the good in people instead of harping on the worst.
Hope opens doors where despair closes them.

Hope discovers what can be done instead of grumbling about what cannot.
Hope draws its power from a deep trust in God and the basic goodness of human nature.

Hope 'lights a candle' instead of 'cursing the darkness'.
Hope regards problems, small or large, as opportunities.

Hope cherishes no illusions, nor does it yield to cynicism.
Hope sets big goals and is not frustrated by repeated difficulties or setbacks.

Hope pushes ahead when it would be easy to quit.
Hope puts up with modest gains, realising that 'the longest journey starts with one step'

Hope accepts misunderstandings as the price for serving the greater good of others.
Hope is a good loser because it has the divine assurance of final victory"

by the late Fr James Keller, M.M., Founder of The Christophers

Thank you for your continued support.

We wish you every blessing.

Pax

UK Oblates Team