Unquenchable Light: Thoughts on Hope & Expectation when the world goes dark.

I recently looked up the definition of “expect.” It means, according to the dictionary, “To look forward to.”

Thinking that this sounded familiar, I also looked up the definition of “hope.” Hope, according to the dictionary, means, “To look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.”

I found it interesting that even in the dictionary, the meanings of expect and hope are so closely and clearly intertwined.

I think these two words – hope and expectation - words that are often wrapped in...