Hope
“To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become desperate if there is no birth in our lifetime.” Emily Dickinson
Persevering in hope
Show your tears
“Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts.” Charles Dickens
Showing your tears
Solitude
“A multitude of people and yet solitude.” Charles Dickens
Solitude
The joy of giving
“For joy cannot be dissociated from sharing. In God Himself, all is joy because all is giving.” Pope St. Paul VI
Joy
Prayer
“Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us.” St. Teresa of Avila