First Candle of Advent: Hope

A candle overtakes the dark
It's gentle light to spark
Trust in the promise
Of strength as we cope.
The purple flame,
The Candle of Hope
----- G Hill
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Hope is a waking dream.
       –---Aristotle
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Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.
– Desmond Tutu
Purple, Sea, Ocean, Sun, Nature, Blue
You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you 
and take your rest in safety. 
     --– Job 11:18-19
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For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
      ------Jeremiah 29:11

See Also: Hope as a Feather

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Purple: The final color of the rainbow, but not last in shades of hope.

One Comment Add yours

  1. Nancy E Buhrer says:

    oh yes, the so beautiful message of the Advent season of Hope! you know I love the scripture! Thank you

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