Hopeful Meditation #2

10/7/13 Having prayed earlier in the day for family members remembering the death of their daughter on this date 18 years ago, to praying later with a mom whose daughter is ministering in the Guerrero area of Mexico after the recent devastating floods, I entered Memphis funeral home. A young wife will bury her 42 year old husband tomorrow.  Their two young children are left without a daddy because he was robbed and shot, possibly by teenagers trying to "prove" themselves.

Hope in Him. Can you see it---before the time runs out.

All of these families need hope.
A future and a hope offered in God's word.

....the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness---a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time. (Titus 1:1-2, NIV)

So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.  This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. (Hebrews 6:18-19, NLT)

Hopeful = full of hope. That's what
these verses offer.