This quotation popped into my head this morning. I had to google it to learn that it's from the Old Testament, not the New (Hebrews 11:1). But surely what it expresses is perfect for a day when Christians around the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
We are still in the tomb. Four weeks into quarantine, with a death toll that's just put the U.S. into first place in a tally we didn't want to win, it's easy to feel hopeless.
But — I remind myself on an early walk, looking at the purposeful new leaves of the dogwood — it's when we're in the tomb that we need hope the most.