Have a little faith!
The latest issue of Haute Fidélité focuses on the theme of Hope. One might think it an abstract notion, but the articles reveal hope in the backdrop of everyday life. There she is, Hope, discreetly cloaked with humanity. There she is, in the words of Jean Vanier, interviewed in this issue; in the experience of those who care for the sick and elderly; in the caress of the oil for the Sacrament of Unction; in the eyes of a child who trusts us…
So, why the title “Have a little faith!”, for an issue on Hope? I will let the French poet Charles Péguy answer…
Good reading!
The faith that I love best, says God, is hope.
Faith does not surprise me.
It’s not surprising.
I am so resplendent in my creation. […]
What surprises me, says God, is hope.
And I can’t get over it.
This little hope who seems like nothing at all.
This little girl hope.
Immortal. […]
It’s she, the little one, who carries
them all.
Because Faith sees only what is.
But she, she sees what will be.
Charity loves only what is.
But she, she loves what will be. […]
- Charles Péguy (1873-1914), The Portal of the Mystery of Hope (excerpts)
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