But LIFE WITH GOD offers a different understanding of hope, one not rooted in either our circumstances or in moral perfection. It begins by remembering that our calling, our sense of purpose and significance, does not come from any external construct. Os Guinness said it this way: “First and foremost we are called to Someone (God), not to something (such as motherhood, politics, or teaching) or to somewhere (such as the inner city or Outer Mongolia).”17 In other words, it is not our circumstances or behaviors or radical decisions that give our lives meaning and hope, but our unity with God
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