Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
Hebrews 11:1
I have been thinking a lot about the word "hope" lately and not just because it has been plastered on Christmas cards with enough glitter and Hallmark sappiness to choke a unicorn. I have been thinking about it because it seems to have been so allusive in my life right now.
But in all honestly it doesn't sound like something a truly spiritual Christian is supposed to have. "Hope" sounds like a wishy-washy naivety that isn't grounded in reality and just keeps up a glass half full kind of lifestyle despite all evidence to the contrary. I want "faith"- that big audacious trait of super Christians that can throw mountains into the sea for fun.
I have discovered over the last few years that faith can be hard to muster up when it is missing the key ingredient of "hope." Frankly I never really understood the difference between the two and I was surprised to find that difference best illustrated in that ever so pleasant and uplifting Bible story we call "The Fall of Man."
