LIFE-HOPE

INSPIRATIONAL POEMS AND QUOTES

"When you were born, you cried and people rejoiced.

Now live your life, so when you'll die people cry and you rejoice!"

“Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be heard”, and Proverbs 28:27 tells us that, “He who gives to the poor will not lack, but he who hides his eyes will have many curses.” If we respond to the needs of the poor God will give us the provision and capacity to continue to do so. After all, it’s He who gives food to the sower and bread for food (2 Corinthians 9:10).

POEMS FOR HOPE

An Inspirational Thought,

Motivational Thought Poem for Hope

by Catherine Pulsifer

As long as we have hope, we have direction,

the energy to move, and the map to move by.

We have a hundred alternatives, a thousand paths and infinity of dreams.

Hopeful, we are halfway to where we want to go; Hopeless, we are lost forever.

Hope is the anticipation of an event or an occurrence.

Our own individual hopes are our own desires,

or could be considered our wish for the future.

Hope can give us a feeling of optimism when we are feeling discouraged.

As Diogenes once said, "Hope is the dream of a waking man."

Hope is one of the prime differences between successful people and those who can only see failure.

Successful people have hope because they can clearly see their goals.

People who only see failure have no hope because they see no light,

they set no goals, and they see nothing accomplished.

Successful people see alternatives and are willing to try different ways.

People who only see failure are unable to see another way and give up to easily.

With hope you are halfway to where you want to go; by setting your goals, and taking the action to achieve them,

you will see your hope turn into your reality!

Another Poem for Hope to consider is:

I Shall Be Glad by Grace Noll Crowell

If I can put new hope within the heart Of one who has lost hope,

If I can help a brother up Some difficult long slope

That seems too steep for tired feet to go, If I can help him climb Into the light upon the hill's far crest,

I shall begrudge no time Or strength that I spend, for well I know How great may be his need.

If I can help through any darkened hour, I shall be glad indeed.

For I recall how often I have been Distressed, distraught, dismayed,

And hands have reached to help, and voices called That kept me unafraid.

If I can share this help that I have had, God knows I shall be glad.

Ms Cromwell's poem reminds us that we all need a helping hand at times in our life.

The feeling of hopefulness sometimes comes from someone helping us.

Think back to a time when you had lost hope.

Many times, we regained our optimism because someone gave us a helping hand.

In summary, no matter what challenges you face in life do not give up.

If you find yourself stuck in a rut, ask someone to help you, what ever you do, do not lose your hope.

As without hope life can be tough. "Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.

" Charles F. Kettering

Count your blessings!

I've never made a fortune, and it's probably too late now.

But I don't worry about that much, I'm happy anyhow.

And as I go along life's way, I'm reaping better than I sowed.

I'm drinking from my saucer, 'Cause my cup has overflowed.

Haven't got a lot of riches, and sometimes the going's tough.

But I've got loving ones all around me, and that makes me rich enough.

I thank God for his blessings, and the mercies He's bestowed.

I'm drinking from my saucer, 'Cause my cup has overflowed.

I remember times when things went wrong, My faith wore somewhat thin.

But all at once the dark clouds broke, and the sun peeped through again.

So Lord, help me not to gripe, about the tough rows I have hoed.

I'm drinking from my saucer, 'Cause my cup has overflowed.

If God gives me strength and courage, When the way grows steep and rough.

I'll not ask for other blessings, I'm already blessed enough.

And may I never be too busy, to help others bear their loads.

Then I'll keep drinking from my saucer, 'Cause my cup has overflowed.

When I think of how many people in this world have it worse than I do.

I realize just how blessed most of us really are.

¿To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.¿