Hope is a prayer.
I hope that you are having a nice day today.
Depending on where you live:
I hope that you are able to appreciate your freedom.
I hope that you had many good conversations about life and politics, openly and without fear of being overheard.
I hope that you did not have to worry about the army raiding your village and taking your children today.
I hope that you are not missing friends and relatives who marched at a recent demonstration.
I hope that you read a newspaper that represented differing views.
I hope that you were able to consider who you would vote for in your next election.
If any of that is true for you then I know you do not live in Burma.
Please take a moment and hope that this will be true in Burma too.
Thank you and blessings,
Patrick
