About Hope

Will prevail

Can block pain

Gives momentum

Can be infinite

Aids in recovery

Builds the future

Nourishes courage

We can rest in it

Begins in the dark

Leads to longevity

We are saved by it

Releases endorphins

We can abound in it

Can shape our future

We can hang on to it

We can rejoice in it

Comes from experience

Doesn’t cost anything

Can be increased by God

Helps create the future

We can be filled with it

We can do it continually

Can help us change things

Springs eternal inside us

Can help us bear a hardship

Can help us do great things

Makes no noise when crushed

Can take on a life of its own

If deferred makes the heart sick

Has the power to heal afflictions

Our hearts would break without it

We don’t have to be ashamed of it

Arouses a passion for the possible

Can never be defeated by a problem

We need it or else we can’t endure

Can be awakened by God when dormant

Comes into its own when crisis looms

We need it to be able to do anything

Can be confirmed by God when wavering

We need it so our heart doesn’t break

Helps us believe things will be better

Opens us to new creative possibilities

Can be raised up by God when overthrown

Comes from believing the promises of God

We need to invent if there is none of it

Includes practical pathways to an improved future

Can make recovery from chronic illness more likely

Can make the present moment less difficult to bear

Involves planning and motivation and determination

Helps us bear times of great suffering, illnesses, disasters, loss, and pain

Gives us the power to look beyond circumstances that otherwise appear hopeless

Keeps us moving forward through inevitable hard times, discouragement and despair

Improves the prognosis for life-threatening illness and an enhanced quality of life

Lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality

Helps us define what we want in our future and is part of the narrative of our life we have inside our mind