Hope, on one hand, is an absurdity
too embarrassing to speak about,
for it flies in the face of all those claims
for it flies in the face of all those claims
we have been told are facts.
Hope is the refusal
to accept the reading of reality
which is the majority opinion;
and one does that only
at great political and existential risk.
On the other hand, hope is subversive,
for it limits
the grandiose pretension of the present,
daring to announce that the present
to which we have all made commitments
is now called into question.
Lord,
make of us a people of hope
and make of me a person of hope...
Free me up
to rise each morn with hope,
to live each day with hope,
to fall asleep each night
with hope that all things shall be well...
Free me, Lord,
to speak with hope,
to act with hope,
to trust deep in my soul
with hope that all things shall be well...
Free me from the inside out
to walk with hope
to work with hope,
to try and try again
with hope that all things shall be well...
Free me, Lord,
to share my hope
with no hint of embarrassment...
Free me, Lord,
to boldly hope
when others have surrendered...
Free me, Lord,
for hope that dares
beyond my pride and ego...
Free me, Lord,
for hope that stands
to challenge power's rule...
Free me, Lord,
for hope whose truth
defies conventional wisdom...
Free me, Lord,
to hope in you,
my way, my truth, my life...
Lord,
make of us a people of hope
and make of me a person of hope...
Protect me, Lord, while I'm awake
and watch over me while I sleep
that awake, I might keep watch with you
and asleep, rest in your peace...
Amen.
There Is A Hope by Stuart Townend
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