Hope
Hope We all thrive on hope, but upon reflection, hope often never fully, if at all, reaches reality as we hoped or expected. Growing and maturing have given me, over time, a perspective that we too often hope in the wrong things. I have come to realize that hope is often temporal at best and frequently ephemeral. An insightful explanation of my thoughts can be found in a recent article by respected Christian culturalist Jim Denison. He described hope as follows: “Humans are inherently drawn to hope: a sense that our lives are progressing along a trajectory that will ultimately lead to a better future than the present. We pursue education with the expectation of acquiring knowledge and achieving success that will position us for fulfilling careers. We enter the workforce with the hope that our earnings and responsibilities will provide our lives with purpose and security. We marry and establish families with the aspiration of creating homes filled with mutuality and joy. However...