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                                         Hope

                   Hope is not really hope till it’s tested
                   and I’m wondering why it’s that way?
                   Must we always experience the darkness
                   well before the next dawning of day?

                 Morning breaks at the close of a long night
                 peace will come at the end of the fight
                 Springtime blooms after long winter slumber
                  hope will dawn with the mornings first light

                   New life comes after toiling and labor
                  war is waged on the threat that lies near.
                  God has given us two hands to battle...
                  and to hold everything we count dear

                  Autumn comes and the leaves all fall downward
                  barren branches look dead and forlorn.
                  All it takes is the first ray of springtime
                  for the blossoms the branch to adorn  

                   David Kettler

  This was actually written as a song and I have a melody that goes with it. I can’t remember when I wrote it…I think around 10 years ago. Well before the word hope was hijacked as a meaningless political slogan. True Hope is not based in the government of our land, to me it is based in the government of a much higher source!