Hope is trusting in the Word of God.
Hope is knowing that God doesn't lie.
Hope is centered not in man but on God.
During our discussion two things stood out for me. 1) Maggie talked about something we all do. WORRY! Especially about our children, our families. I admit that I worry about my adult children. I worry about my grandchildren. I am a champion worrier! I believe in God and in God's word and God's promises. Yet I worry. Why? I am human! I waste time worrying. Yet I know it doesn't help!
2) Eileen gave us an incredible pearl! She said worrying is a temptation! Wow! That was a wake up call for me! Never thought of worry as a temptation. But I now understand that it is a temptation. Thank you Eileen! Knowing this for me is a revelation, an oh my moment. It gives me way to pull away from worry! A way to deal with it.
I think of the Act of Contrition. In it I promise God to avoid the near occasion of sin. My worrying is a sin. I am not trusting in God. I am giving in to a temptation.
I know that worrying will not help. All the energy I use worrying is a waste of time.
I know the Jesus Christ is our hope.
Never thought of worry as a sin but it is. It turns me away from God. I now know what to do instead. Turn to the multiple verses in the Bible on Hope.
