By Pam Gonzalez During these challenging times, hope is seeked. Hope can sometimes mean having a positive attitude or being optimistic. Pope Francis, reminds us that true hope is built on God’s Word and His promise of salvation and eternal life.
Hope is probably the most difficult of the three theological virtues to understand. It can be described as an unshakable trust that the promises of God will be fulfilled. This trust is based on what He has done for us in Jesus, through His Death and Resurrection. Hope is a gift of the Holy Spirit. God has placed, in each of our hearts, the desire and longing for true happiness and it helps us to place our trust in God. Hope is such a beautiful and important thing, hope allows us to approach situations with a positive mindset and when you have hope you place your trust in the potential of something good happening. Sometimes hope can be confused with anticipation and expectation. Think of a child opening his birthday presents, he may anticipate or expect a certain toy and when he doesn't receive it he may get upset, but hope isn’t tied to a specific outcome. We all get upset sometimes, it’s inevitable but God is always with us along the way whispering “There’s always hope.” We all face moments of anxiety or uncertainty, especially through hard times such as this pandemic so here are some things you can do to keep a strong sense of hope in our hearts.
Basically to recap, while hope is hard to maintain in hard times, such as this one, we must remember to trust that with God’s grace we will come out of this stronger because this too shall pass. I hope you guys are doing well, hang in there!
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