The hope that is left after all your hopes are gone - that is pure hope, rooted in the heart.
David Steindl-RastGratefulness is the gallantry of a heart ready to rise to the opportunity a given moment offers.
David Steindl-RastAs we learn to give thanks for all of life and death, for all of this given world of ours, we find a deep joy. It is the joy of trust, the joy of faith in the faithfulness at the heart of all things. It is the joy of gratefulness in touch with the fullness of life.
David Steindl-Rast