"LET US BE HOPE" - APRIL 2023

Let us walk together - Letter April 2023 

Dear readers,

This year we are meeting on the theme of: HOPE ; 3 letters will be published in April, August and December.

"Let us be hope"

What does it mean to have hope in this world, to be hope for others and for oneself?

How can we participate in building a solid hope, in responding to the needs of many people who are disappointed in this world full of changes?

We offer you various texts to nourish your reflection.

A click on each paragraph title will allow you to learn a little more about its content;

and, to discover  the letter in its integrality, click here...

We look forward to your testimonies as "sowers of hope".

What is hope?

Beyond the dictionary definition, which defines it as "a feeling that makes the realization of what one desires possible", associated with other words like confidence, belief, conviction and hope.

Hope in the common vocabulary

From "life expectancy" to geography, there are many references to "hope" in everyday language.

The authors and hope

Writers or poets evoke or sing about hope, theologians reflect on it. We offer you a selection of French and Latin American authors.

Hope in religions

What do the three monotheistic religions say about it: Judaism, Islam and Christianity? Here are some extracts from an article in the magazine "Le Pèlerin" to answer this question. 

Some significants texts

On the occasion of its 70th anniversary, the UNESCO International Catholic Centre published "Words of Hope" in February 2017. Here are some extracts:

• from the preface
• a poem by Gabrielle de Milleville, representative of the NGO Make Mothers Matters
• a souvenir from Cardinal Philippe Barbarin

A prayer of hope to finish or to nourish our reflexion

"Lord, teach me to hope." - Jean-Yves Baziou