The Blessing of Hope

Is the future brighter?

I hope so.

“I hope so.”

In worldly conversation

It means

“I wish so”—

As in, “I don’t know so,

But I’d like to believe so.”

But, in God’s dictionary,

Hope isn’t wishful thinking—

It’s the bliss that arises

From the inner certainty of future blessedness.

Hope isn’t a child’s wild-eyed wish

For a pony for Christmas.

Hope is a child’s wide-eyed certainty

That Christmas is coming,

And that all the boxes and bows and bags

Hide delightful things!

Hope is the delight—

The joyous expectation

Of one day unwrapping new treasures

From God.

Real hope never disappoints (Rom. 5:5)

Hope doesn’t discern

All the details of God’s plan—

It just knows that there is a plan,

And that it is good.

Is your life destined for better days?

I hope so.