What is Hope?

 What is hope?

I admit, I struggled to answer this question. 

However, I am grateful this question came up for me to think about.

Hope for me is found when all things seem lost or shaken. 

One cannot have light without darkness.

This doesn't mean you cannot have hope without feeling hopeless.

Hope, for me, is something I cling to. 

Rather, it is Someone, I cling to.

Hope is believing something good is going to happen. 

If you are struggling to hope, I recommend reading Fr. Michael Gaitley’s book, 33 Days to Merciful Love. This book encourages you to hope as Mary did at the Cross, to believe in God no matter how dark life gets, and to praise God no matter what is happening.

So I will repeat the question...

What is hope? 

Hope is my anchor. 

"Seek grace in the smallest things, and you will find also grace to accomplish, to believe in, and to hope for the greatest things. " Saint Peter Faber

Image by Carl Hunley Jr. 

My article - How hope has anchored me on my journey 

Anchored in the Heart