Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. Hope is the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best.
When used in a religious context, hope carries a connotation of being aware of what Christians see as spiritual truth; see Hope (virtue). In Christian theology, hope is one of the three theological virtues (faith, hope, and love), which are spiritual gifts of God. In contrast to the above, it is not a physical emotion but a spiritual grace. Hope is distinct from positive thinking, which refers to a therapeutic or systematic process used in psychology for reversing pessimism. The term false hope refers to a hope based entirely around a fantasy or an extremely unlikely outcome.
(quote from Wikipedia's definition of "hope")
When we put clothes on love, dress it like a human, it looks like hope; not the I-hope-I-get-a-million-dollars-in-the-mail type of hope, but the my-hope-is-in-You,-Lord type.
"[Love] always hopes..." 1 Cor. 13:7
It's the type of hope that quells your deepest fears. It's the type of hope that calms your raging storms. It's the type of hope that leads to everlasting joy, peace, life.
When you look at love, do you see hope?
Peace, Love, and Dark Chocolate
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