Imagine

"If [children] cannot imagine, 

they cannot hope, 

and without hope they are story-less creatures, 

trapped in a prosaic world in which the pages 

are torn away one-by-one 

and 

thrown into the fire 

and 

no one looks ahead 

with a joy of discovery 

and 

no one ever peeks 

at the last page of the book 

to rest in the assurance of a happy ending 

- but no, not a happy ending, a happy beginning 

- for that is our hope."

~ Jennifer Trafton, Tales of the New Creation

Learn the Art

"And I think of life... 

How hope turns into foolishness, 

and hearts break 

that they might learn the art of hope…"
~ Michael, my brother

Total Triumph, Relentless Courage

"God has called us to live our lives as a bold act of hope. 

To hope 

is not merely to wish for small improvements 

of personal circumstances. 

Hope expects all things, large or little, 

to be overwhelmed 

and filled 

with the immense glory of Christ. 

Thus, true hope pursues 

global glory and total triumph over evil. 

Lives of hope can face great evil 

with relentless courage, 

since there is no telling 

how soon 

God 

will break through with ultimate victory."

~ Perspectives on the World Christian Movement

Risen

"He is not here; for He is risen, 

as He said. 

Come, see the place where the Lord lay." 

~ Matthew 28:6

Non-Tunnel Vision

"Wherever I am it is easy to get 

tunnel vision. 

It is even easier to expect 

the same outcomes 

and hard to believe for 

something different."

~ Faith, a friend

Hope, and faith, are the opposite of tunnel vision.  We don't get so stuck in what we see before us that we forget God brings change, God does the impossible.