25th June
Hope
‘Among the virtues, the one that looks the most to the future is hope. Just as importantly, hope also looks to God. Indeed, Christians will say that they can venture great things because their confidence rests in God, not themselves.’ (P121)
Davison then considers that human endeavours are most effective where they are human in scale, reflecting the fact that humans are communal creatures, and that this is where hope best thrives. ‘St Thomas of Aquinas’, writes Davison, ‘describes hope as the entirely necessary human capacity to strive for difficult but not impossible future goods.’ (P124). This hope, says Davison connects our actions and aspirations to God and the overarching story of redemption.
As we tackle the difficult but not impossible challenge of the climate crisis, we know that we are not doing this on our own, but with God, for creating a better future in this world is God’s desire too.
The Green Tau 