From the perspective of staying home routinely the phrase “dynamic and continuous” can feel alien. Staying home avoids contagion—contracting and spreading it. It also invites considering things differently.
The Christian virtue of hope is “dynamic and continuous,” wrote Emeritus Pope Benedict in an encyclical letter devoted to hope. Christian hope “makes things happen and is life-changing …The one who has hope lives differently; the one who hopes has been granted the gift of a new life.”
Frances Murphy cited those words and others in her review of the 1997 film, “Life is Beautiful.” Thinking Faith reposted it. It may be worth rewatching to secure a continuing sense of beauty during life in pandemic.
"It is important to know that I can always continue to hope, even if in my own life, or the historical period in which I am living, there seems to be nothing left to hope for." If this is a message you need to hear at the moment, find it on screen: https://t.co/Ur6zJnMBci— Thinking Faith (@ThinkingFaith) April 28, 2020
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