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If we say a situation is hopeless, we are slamming the door in the face of God.  Instead, we have to be like the little boy who stood so long at the top of the escalator, watching intently, until someone asked him what he was doing.  He patiently replied, “I stuck my chewing gum on that black hand rail, and I’m waiting for it to come back!”

I’m So Glad You Told Me What I Didn’t Want to Hear, Barbara Johnson, page 103