“Israel, put your hope in the Lord, both now and forevermore.” (Psalm 131:3 NIV)
Hope is a response to the future, which has its foundations in the promises of God. But hope is not a doctrine about the future: it is a grace cultivated in the present, it is a stance in the present which deals with the future. As such it is misunderstood if it is valued only for the comfort it brings, as if it should say, “Everything is going to be alright in the future because God is in control of it. Therefore relax and be comforted.” Hope operates differently. Christian hope alerts us to the possibilities of the future as a field of action, and as a consequence, fills the present with energy.
-- Eugene Peterson
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