Day 6 Advent Reflection

Hope has its enemies, just as any good in this world has its enemies. The ancient myth of Pandora’s box comes to mind. The opening of the box unleashes so many catastrophes in world history. Few people, however, remember the last part of the story that reveals a glimmer of light. After all the evils have come out of the open box, a tiny gift appears to turn the tables on all that evil that is spreading. Pandora, the woman who had the box in her custody, sees it at last: the Greeks call it elpis, which means “hope.”

(~ Pope Francis, “A Light in the Night – Meditations on Hope.” (Jubilee 2025), Pandora’s Box)

He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.