Hope

When things are good we don't recognize hope.  It is a silent friend that walks with us when all is well.  We rarely thank it for being around until things go to pot.  It waits in the shadows for our moment of need.

Then when things go wrong and we are looking up from down in the depths, we pray for hope.  For a flicker of light at the end of the tunnel.  We yearn for an answer.  We hope for a better day.

Then hope appears.  It was there all the time and we just were not aware.  It appears- It is the offer of counsel from a friend.  It is a lift when your car is broken.  It is good news on a bad bill.  It is a smile, a warm word, a vote of confidence from one's boss.  It is a good report, a kid with a job.  It is a hug, a direction, a renewed sense of meaning and purpose.

If you are down today, hope in God.  What ever you are experiencing is not the end.  This is just a valley, and you are not alone in it.  Hope in God.  Be strengthened and encouraged.

It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.