"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." St. Paul (Roms 15:13)

The source of the gift of hope is the Holy Spirit. But do we "abound in hope"? What does that mean? As Christians, our hope is in the promises of God to be fulfilled in his timing. While the hope of this world is dependent on others, who can fail us, the hope we have is dependent on the eternal fidelity of God, who never fails us. When we embrace the promises of God with total conviction and expectation, we are abounding in hope. For our hope is not in this life but in our eternal inheritance  in God. Pray for the grace to abound in hope so that you may persevere in hope to its fulfillment in Christ.