Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! You will want to fast forward to minute 4:45 for this recording becuase there are a few ‘dead’ minutes at the beginning when I was figuring it out!
Key Notes:
Finding Havens Founding Verse:
He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed. And they were glad, because they had quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven. Psalm 107:29-30
First Pillar of Finding Havens: HOPE
Grounding Scripture: Romans 5: 1-5
Catechism Wisdom: Hope is defined in the Catechism of the Catholic Church as “the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness, placing our trust in Christ’s promises and relying not on our own strength, but on the help of the grace of the Holy Spirit” (CCC 1817)
Pope Benedict XVI on Hope: In Spe Salvi, Pope Benedict wrote:
Christian hope is not mere optimism, but a confident trust that life has a purpose and a future with God. It is not rooted in worldly success, but in the certainty that God, who has promised eternal life, will provide the grace needed to reach it.
Saints who witnessed great hope:
Padre Pio
“The life and mission of Padre Pio prove that difficulties and sorrows, if accepted out of love, are transformed into a privileged way of holiness, which opens onto the horizons of a greater good, known only to the Lord.”
—Pope John Paul II at Padre Pio’s canonization Mass
Hope Story - personal sharing about a beautiful dynamic of hope and healing occurring in my life.
