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Gates of Hope

Gates of Hope

.."Our mission is to plant ourselves at the gates of hope"

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Amy Hoppock
Mar 22, 2021
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“Hope”
by Victoria Safford

Our mission is to plant ourselves at the gates of hope — not the prudent gates of Optimism, which are somewhat narrower; nor the stalwart, boring gates of Common Sense; nor the strident gates of self-righteousness, which creak on shrill and angry hinges; nor the cheerful, flimsy garden gate of “Everything is gonna be all right,”…

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