Hi Kathy,

I enjoyed reading your essay. Interestingly, your bolded text sort of turned hope on its ear. You referred to it in the present tense, so in a way it wasn't hope at all, but rather an uncomfortable collision with the present moment (until you got to the part about God's help and hope). In my view, and in my interpretation of your description, the present moment contains everything we need even at its most uncomfortable. Don't mean to be putting words in your mouth here, this is just my interpretation.

John