• Hope Is A Source Of Life

  Contributed by Ken Pell on Jun 5, 2011 (message contributor)

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  Scripture:  1 Thessalonians 4:13

  Tags:  God Brings Hope

  Denomination: Nazarene

HOPE IS A SOURCE OF LIFE

Hope prays for God’s "will to be done on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10) and then seeks to be God’s agent of change!

One writer says: "Biblical and Christian hope does not mean living in the clouds, dreaming of a better life. It is not merely a projection of what we would like to be or do. It leads us to discover seeds of a new world already present today, because of the identity of our God, because of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This hope is, in addition, a source of energy to live differently, not according to the values of a society based on the thirst for possession and competition. … As we embark on this Life, we are lead to create signs of a different future here and now, in the midst of the difficulties of the world, seeds of renewal that will bear fruit when the time comes. … From the very beginning, Christian hope kindled a fire on the earth."

(SOURCE: Brother Alois, Taize.com)