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Tertullian
Keywords
- Hope
- Patience
Scripture

Matthew 5:14-16, Romans 8:24-25, Hebrews 10:23, Psalm 27:13-14, Lamentations 3:25-26
Hope is patience with the lamp lit.
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Emily Dickinson
Keywords
- Hope
- The Soul
Scripture

Psalm 39:7, Romans 5:3-5, Isaiah 40:31, Lamentations 3:22-23, Psalm 71:14, 1 Peter 1:3, Romans 15:13
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
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Emily Dickinson
Keywords
- Hope
- Possibility
Scripture

Habakkuk 2:3, Romans 12:12, James 5:7-8, Isaiah 40:31, Psalm 130:5, Lamentations 3:25-26
To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become desperate if there is no birth in our lifetime.
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Hope is Essential to Survival
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Arnold Hutschnecker
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Isaiah 40:31, Lamentations 3:21-23 , Romans 5:3-5, 1 Peter 1:3-4, Romans 15:13, Psalm 42:5
Almost as important as oxygen for human survival is hope. According to Dr. Arnold Hutschnecker, “Since my early years as a physician, I learned that taking away hope is, to most people, like pronounci...
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William Stringfellow
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Scripture

Luke 23:39-43, Romans 4:18-21, Luke 15:11-32, Lamentations 3:22-24, Romans 8:24-25
Hope is reliance upon grace in the face of death: the issue is that of receiving life as a gift, not as a reward and not as a punishment; hope is living constantly, patiently, expectantly, resiliently...
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Fredrick Langbridge
Keywords
- Hope
- Perspective
Scripture

2 Corinthians 4:17-18, Hebrews 11:1, Isaiah 40:31, Romans 5:3-5, Lamentations 3:22-23, Psalm 42:11, Philippians 4:8
Because of this we have hope: Two men look out through the same bars One sees mud, one sees stars.
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Wendell Berry
Keywords
- Hope
Scripture

Psalm 71:5-6, Isaiah 40:29-31, Romans 15:13, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, Lamentations 3:22-23
Having hope is hard; harder when you get older.
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Lewis B. Smedes
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Scripture

Hebrews 10:36, Habakkuk 2:3, Psalm 37:7, James 5:7-8, Lamentations 3:25-26
Waiting is the hardest work of hope.
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R. W. Church
Keywords
- Hope
- Old Testament
Scripture

Jeremiah 29:11, Isaiah 40:31, Lamentations 3:21-23, Psalm 33:18, Psalm 71:14, Zechariah 9:12
Hope, never destroyed, however overthrown, never obscured even amid the storm and dust of ruin, is the prominent characteristic of the Old Testament.
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Robert Ingersoll
Keywords
- Hope
Scripture

Psalm 33:18, Jeremiah 17:7-8, 1 Peter 1:3, Isaiah 40:31, Lamentations 3:22-23
Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.
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The Life-Sustaining Power of Hope
Author

The Pastor's Workshop
Keywords
Scripture

Lamentations 3:21–23, Isaiah 40:31, Genesis 50:20, Romans 5:3–5, 2 Corinthians 4:8–9, Psalm 42:11
Survival requires more than the basic biological necessities we readily acknowledge—oxygen, food, and water. It also demands something less tangible but equally vital: hope. When hope vanishes, the hu...
liturgy

In You alone we put our hope
Author

Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois
Keywords
Scripture

Isaiah 40:28-31, Lamentations 3:21-24 , Joel 2:28-29, Romans 5:1-5 , Acts 2:1-4, 17-21, Psalm 62:5-8
Pastor: In You alone we put our hope, God the Father, Creator and Sustainer, People: who gives all good things, seen and unseen. Pastor: In You alone we put our hope, God the Son, Savi...
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Jennie Allen
Keywords
- Doubt
- Hope
Scripture

Hebrews 11:1, Romans 15:13, Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 5:3-5, Lamentations 3:21-23
Doubt steals hope. And with no hope, everything that matters doesn’t feel as important anymore.
liturgy

Hope in God's Forgiveness
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Romans 8:24-25, Psalm 40:1-3 , Lamentations 3:22-24 , Jonah 2:1-7, Mark 10:46-52, Isaiah 40:31, Psalm 130:1-5
Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgivenes...
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Hope Can Be Hard to Come By
Author

John Piper
Keywords
- Hope
Scripture

Psalm 18:6, 2 Corinthians 1:8-9, Romans 8:28, Psalm 34:17-18, Isaiah 41:10, Lamentations 3:21-23, Philippians 4:13
But hope is hard to come by. I should know. I remember the time when I was once busy dying. It wasn’t long after I had broken my neck in a diving accident that I spent one particularly hopeless week i...
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Pearl S. Buck
Keywords
- Hope
- Hopelessness
Scripture

Isaiah 40:31, Lamentations 3:22-23, Romans 15:13, John 6:51, Jeremiah 17:7-8, Psalm 146:5
To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death.
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Hope In God
Author

Eugene Peterson
Keywords
- Hope
- Manipulation
Scripture

Isaiah 40:31, Romans 8:24-25, Psalm 27:14, Hebrews 11:1, Lamentations 3:25-26
Hoping does not mean doing nothing. It is not fatalistic resignation. It means going about our assigned tasks, confident that God will provide the meaning and the conclusions. It is not compelled to w...
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Two Golden Days
Author

Bob Burdette
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Isaiah 43:18-19, Exodus 16:4-5, 19-21, Lamentations 3:22-23, Matthew 6:34, Philippians 3:13-14, Psalm 118:24
There are two golden days in the week, upon which, and about which, I never worry—two carefree days, kept sacredly free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is Yesterday; Yesterday, with its ...
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Heavenly Father, You provide shelter
Author

Austin D. Hill
Keywords
Scripture

Psalm 46:, Isaiah 25:4, Lamentations 3:22-23, Psalm 89:1-4, Ephesians 3:17-19, Hebrews 11:
Heavenly Father, You provide shelter, comfort, and hope to us. We lift our praises to You this morning, for Your faithfulness inspires belief in us. Your limitless love reveals more of You to us day b...
lectionary

Second Sunday of Advent
Author

Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
Keywords
Scripture

Isaiah 40:1-11, Lamentations 1:2, Lamentations 1:9, Lamentations 1:17, Lamentations 1:21, Matthew 3:3, Mark 1:2-3, Luke 3:4-6, John 1:23
Advent 2020: Tear Down the Heavens Comfort My People Updated & expanded for 2023 AIM commentary Ancient lens What's the historical context? Longing created by exile While crise...
liturgy

The God we worship is steady and faithful
Author

Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois
Keywords
Scripture

Lamentations 3:22-23, Isaiah 55:8-9, Jeremiah 1:5, 1 John 4:19, Psalm 139:7-10, Psalm 42:11, 2 Corinthians 12:9
Leader: The God we worship is steady and faithful; People: Yet He continues to surprise us. Leader: Before we ever knew about God. People: He knew us and loved us. Leader: Even if we are...
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Author

John Greenleaf Whittier
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Scripture

Genesis 37:39–50 , Lamentations 3:22–23 , Ruth 1:4, Luke 7:36–50, 2 Corinthians 4:16–18, Psalm 126:5–6
“God pity them both! and pity us all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall; For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’ Ah, well! for us all some...
lectionary

Third Sunday of Advent
Author

Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
Keywords
Scripture

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11, Isaiah 40:null, Lamentations 1:2, Lamentations 1:9, Lamentations 1:17, Lamentations 1:21, Luke 4:18-19
Advent 2020: Tear Down the Heavens Dressed in Righteousness Updated & expanded for 2023 AIM Commentary Ancient lens What's the historical context? Living as Captives Our text t...
scripture guide

Scripture Guide, Isaiah 40:1-11
Author

Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
Keywords
Scripture

Isaiah 40:1-11, Lamentations 1:2, Lamentations 1:9, Lamentations 1:17, Lamentations 1:21, Matthew 3:3, Mark 1:2-3, Luke 3:4-6, John 1:23, Lamentations 1:2, Isaiah 40:null, Isaiah 40:3, Mark 1:14, Isaiah 40:1-11
Ancient lens What's the historical context? Longing created by exile While crises seem innumerable in the OT, none could compare to the crisis of exile. Babylon, in 587 BC, destroys the city ...
liturgy

God’s mercies are new every morning
Author

Austin D. Hill
Keywords
Scripture

Lamentations 3:22-23, Lamentations 3:22-23, Psalm 30:5, Isaiah 43:18-19, 2 Corinthians 5:17
God’s mercies are new every morning. When all hope seems lost, God continues to act. God will see us through. Friends, believe the good news today: In Jesus Christ, our sins have been forgiven. Than...
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Author

Barbara Kingsolver
Keywords
- Hope
- Living Vicariously Through Others
Scripture

Romans 8:24-25, Psalm 39:7, Isaiah 40:31, 1 Peter 1:3, Lamentations 3:22-23, Hebrews 10:23
The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.
scripture guide

Scripture Guide Isaiah 61:1-4;8-11
Author

Stuart R. Strachan, Jr.
Keywords
Scripture

Isaiah 61:1-4, Isaiah 40:null, Lamentations 1:2, Lamentations 1:9, Lamentations 1:17, Lamentations 1:21, Luke 4:18-19
Ancient lens What's the historical context? Living as Captives Our text today matches, at least in part, last week’s lectionary passage (Isaiah 40). Just as in Isaiah 40, a message of comfort...
lectionary

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Author

Scott B. Bullock
Keywords
Scripture

Ephesians 2:11-22, Romans 6:6, Psalm 23:null, Lamentations 3:22-24, Jeremiah 23:1-6, Romans 6:6, Psalm 89:null
Preaching Commentary Paul’s Prize Fight Paul pulls no punches in this letter to the church of Ephesus. It is an onslaught of theological intensity from the first ring of the bell. Like a prize figh...
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Author

Emil Brunner
Keywords
- Hope
- Meaning
Scripture

Colossians 1:27, Lamentations 3:22-23, Psalm 39:7, Jeremiah 29:11, Isaiah 40:31
What oxygen is to the lungs, such is hope to the meaning of life.
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Is There Any Hope?
Author

Charles R. Swindoll
Keywords
- Hope
- Rescue
Scripture

Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 42:5, Romans 15:13, Isaiah 41:10, Lamentations 31:21-23, Hebrews 6:19, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Years ago an S-4 submarine was rammed by a ship off the coast of Massachusetts. It sank immediately. The entire crew was trapped in a prison house of death. Every effort was made to rescue the crew, b...

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