Do you ever wonder what life would be like without hope? What would motivate us? What would encourage us? How would we find purpose? We tend to think of hope as something ethereal, otherworldly. And I suppose it is, in the sense that it finds its beginning and end in God. But He…
A Few Thoughts About Hope by Tina Markeli
We all know what hope is. But I find it downright difficult to define it. The best I can offer is illustrations, one negative and one positive. “I can’t breathe.” Asthma often held my father like a vise. His wheezing breaths frightened me. Today the mere words still strike fear into my heart. Not…
Hope by Bobbi Junior
In 1969 singer Peggy Lee came out with a hit song, Is That All There Is? Even though I suffered from depression at the time, this song surpassed anything I was going through. Is that all there is, is that all there is? If that’s all there is my friends Then keep on dancing….
Hope Defined by Connie Mae Inglis
For the Christian, hope is one of those foundational beliefs—yet one that is difficult to define. To be honest, I hadn’t thought much about the meaning of hope until mental illness hit my family six years ago. Now hope has become a dominant theme for my life. Right now I’d say that hope (in…
Hope Breathes Life by Joy Bailey
Sunrise over waves/Image by Pexels from Pixabay There is something in the human spirit that wants to hope, that clings to hope. When hope dies, despair sets in and with despair comes a different way of seeing the world. It’s like being all alone in a life raft in the middle of the ocean. With every wave…
What Hope Brings To Me by Jack Popjes
The term ‘hope’ carries the concept of a desire for something not yet realized, something good we want to happen in the future. The term however has changed its meaning over the past few centuries. Currently, when we say, “It’s been raining every day, but I sure hope it won’t rain tomorrow and ruin…