Hope

Today is the 6th day of St. Joseph's Carmelite Monestary's novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The theme of tonight's talk was on the virtue of HOPE. Aparently, St. Augustine likened it to wearing the helmet of salvation. No arrows could penetrate it and of all the senses, only sight is utilized. Looking out of a helmet is like wearing blinders on the tops and sides. You have to turn the whole head to see on the side, etc. We look ahead to all the Lord has for us and see everything in the light of the Lord and see nothing else - and we are not even interested in anything else if we got our helmet on straight. Our Lady, exemplar of Hope, pray for us.