A Ray Of Hope

Last Thursday, January 16, it became necessary to walk up the steep and icy hill to check the mailbox. I had been doing this for ten days, ever since that seven inches of snow had fallen. It was nearly 5:30 pm so there was not much light left on yet another dull and cloudy January day. Like many readers here on Canada Free Press, I was fearful that something might happen to derail the coming inauguration ceremonies that would finally, after four long years, put President Trump back in the White House. It was bitterly cold so I trudged up the center of the driveway, crunching the unpacked snow in the middle.

About halfway up the hill, when I had started to breathe heavily, I looked up ahead and was gifted with the sight you see in the photo. I was surprised to see a brilliant sunbeam drop nearly straight down onto a beautiful beech tree at the top. It warmed the snow to a rich cream color and caught the clinging papery leaves that beeches carry all during the winter, making them glow in the rich light. Everything else remained dull and gray, so I stopped and snapped the photo, hardly believing my good fortune. I walked further up and the glow held, inspiring and reassuring me that there was a better day coming.

On that cold January afternoon I saw a ray of hope that reassured me that we would get through this and move into a better future with inspired leadership. It was an omen, a sign, and sure enough the following Monday, all went well and the new era began.

I often doubt providence and revert to my old cynical ways of thinking, but now there have been second and third miracles that have brought us to this day. The first miracle came to us on that field in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July. I have been looking at the campaign unfold since that day. There was another miracle on November 5, and then on January 20 yet another.

I will redouble my efforts to shed the cynicism and will hope that all people of goodwill can now pull together to help Make America Great Again! We have a ray of hope, and the days are finally getting longer.

Thank God for our many blessings!

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