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.