PETERS: The safe return of Lorne Hamer-Jackson gives us reason to keep hoping when all appears lost

No, the biggest story was a Kamloops man walking up his front yard into the loving arms of his family.

Much of the community had already given up hope on Lorne Hamer-Jackson by Tuesday evening.

After all, the signs looked bleak. He had left home without his ID or cell phone. He hadn’t left any clue as to where he had gone. And he had suffered the horrors of mental illness for years, a situation that can sometimes prove fatal.

But while many may have written him off, his family didn’t.

They continued searching, desperately trying to bring their lost father, brother and son home. And on Tuesday evening, their faith in the highly improbable was rewarded.

We need to hear stories like this every once in a while — just to know the highly improbable is possible.

Just to know that there is still reason to hope when all appears lost.

That’s what keeps all of us going in the midst of what can be a depressing news cycle: the possibility that what could never be expected can still happen.

And families with missing loved ones need to see stories like this, too.

They need to know that, even when there appears to be only the faintest hope to keep searching, it’s hope worth nurturing.

It may seem very saccharine to say, but this week in Kamloops, its truth is undeniable.

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Editor’s Note: This opinion piece reflects the views of its author, and does not necessarily represent the views of CFJC Today or the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group.

by James Peters

PETERS: The safe return of Lorne Hamer-Jackson gives us reason to keep hoping when all appears lost

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