20 February 2022 at 17:54
Β HOPE HAS HUMAN HANDS Rev. Kit Ketcham, Feb. 20, 2022 Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β In the late 40βs, early 50βs, there was a song which, when it came on the radio, would make my dadΒ Β groan and move as if to turn it off, muttering βthat darn song, itβs so sticky!β, and my mother and I would cry out, βno, we want to hear it!βΒ Β It was a sentimental song and its words could even be said to be a bit schmaltzy.Β Β And when you heard it just now, you might have even hummed along with it! Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β In those days, hope--to me--meant miracles; it meant a sort of Pollyanna-ish optimism that βeverything will be fine in the morningβ.Β Β It meant that no matter how desperate the financial situation ...