Sometimes We Need to be Reminded There’s Always Hope

@bethvogt

“There’s always hope,” my daughter Amy said.

“I’ll hope in a minute,” I told her.

I was sitting down, leaning over, grappling with some unexpected news. Unwanted news. The kind that takes your breath away, even as your eyes sting with tears.

You know what I mean, right?

For just a minute, you lose your grip on hope … and then your fingers tighten around the trustworthy expectation again before it slips away.

Got it.

Yes. There’s always hope.

My author-friend Cynthia Ruchti says, “I can’t unravel. I’m hemmed in hope.”

Some days threaten to fray our hearts, don’t they? We get bad news. Or someone we love needs a shoulder to lean on as they bear up under an unexpected heartache.

This life can feel like a maze of dark valleys. And while I believe God never leaves us or forsakes us, earthly trials try us. Hope seems thin — unable to hold up the weight of our troubles.

But my hope is not some man-made, prepackaged product you’ll find on a shelf at Target or Costco.

No.

My faith in God grants me room to be honest. To say, “I need to catch my breath. This grieves me — but I still have hope.” (I Thessalonians 4:13-18)

My hope is eternal. Priceless. Grace-filled. The kind of hope that holds up under the weight of the most difficult days … that lights the way through dark valleys.

How’s your hope holding up this week? 

 

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