Hope

"The things that challenge our trust in God also, challenge our confidence within ourselves."

"God dealt with our whole situation on the cross; there is nothing left for you to settle. Just say to Him, "Lord, I cannot forgive and I will no longer try to do it; but I trust that You in me will do it. I can't forgive and love; but I trust that You will forgive and love in my place and that You will do these things in me."

"Unto the Cross came death, and unto death came the Cross."

"You can't band together to fight without trust. And without trust, there was no hope."

"A man who journeys in the desert finds a guide among the desert people, and he who journeys on the sea trusts seamen."

"It was then that she realized she still had God. He was the only one who hadn't left her. He knew who she was, even if she didn't. A single tear formed in the corner of her eye as she thanked God for not abandoning her - especially when she needed Him most."

"I have no idea what you are doing...who you really are, but there's something about you that makes me think you are good for me." ~Raina"

"Faith is, believing there is still a star out there to wish on, just for you, tucked away behind dark clouds."

"I am so lucky. I used to think trust means "never let you down", but really, it's about love. Family can't always help fix a difficult situation, and everybody makes mistakes. We shouldn't expect perfect. But we can hope that the people we love love us enough to try to make it right."

"You? I know you! You trust beyond reason."She met his eyes steadily. "Yes. It's how I get results beyond hope. As you may recall."

"Trust in the Lord. He will never fail you."

"Expectation is faith in motion: you expect the things you hope for to happen."

"Could our plodding, our daily persevering through a life we didn't expect, don't want and didn't choose, actually bring blessing?"

"What if illness - the stripping away of our health, our dreams, our understanding of who we are and what our future holds - is really a gift - God offering Himself to us unencumbered by all the noise, all the things that clutter our hearts and so easily fill our days? Because what if that quiet, stripped-away space is where hope is found? Where God leans in close whispering love to our weary souls until it becomes as familiar as the beating of our own hearts?"

"They say love is eternal... They say love is enduring. It always protects,always trust,always hopes,always perseveres. Love never fails... It is one of my favorite passages in the bible... There is a quality about that kind of love that transcends our mortal understanding."

"There's a light somewhere. It may not be much light butit beats the darkness."

"We have a light upon our house, and it gives hope to all who sail upon the stormy seas. Do ya know what it means to have a light burning atop your home? It is safety, a place of refuge, seen by all that as a signal that ye stand for something greater than this world, greater than us all."

"There were times, in the beginning, when I used my journal as a wailing wall, but I learned not to immortalize the darkness. Rereading it was counterproductive. What I needed was a place in which to collect the light."

"One way at a time I'll try to lend these broken hands of mine give my strength, be my light."

"It takes great courage and determination, to keep looking for light in all the darkness of life."