Quotes about Hope

God shows up powerfully when our worship is sincere and fervent in spite of whatever difficult circumstance we might be experiencing.

Tell them," God said through Isaiah, "hard times are coming, but don't give up—now or ever. Don't let them underestimate My power to reorder the universe. Tell them to keep trusting Me and living the way I told them to in spite of what's coming.

Times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord (Acts 3:20).

What you hope for determines what you live for. What you hope for determines WHO you live for. Hope misplaced can devastate you.

Jesus said, "If anyone enters by me, he will be saved" (John 10:9). That includes you, and it refers to something that can take place now. If you have not yet trusted Jesus, You can trust Him now. Today is the day of salvation.

Mary was still thinking in terms of a dead body when Jesus confronted her with His living presence.

What do we find God 'doing about' this business of sin and evil?...God did not abolish the fact of evil; He transformed it. He did not stop the Crucifixion; He rose from the dead.

It will come back to you," cried the Rector, feverishly. "It will come back. Half an hour with the handbells——

Mademoiselle, I tell you frankly that to have a healthy mind in a healthy body is the greatest gift of le bon Dieu, and when I see so many people who have clean blood and strong bodies spoiling themselves and distorting their brains with drugs and drink and foolishness, it makes me angry. They should leave that to the people who cannot help themselves because to them life is without hope.

I'm all for scattering sunshine as we pass. As Stevenson says, we shall pass this way but once--and I devoutly hope he's right.

It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.

Our mere anticipations of life outrun its realities.