For those who not only understand the theological virtue of hope, but take it to heart, and see the world 'through God's eyes', it becomes apparent that despair or even a lessening of hope can only be a temporary thing, an illusion whereby our supernatural vision - which gives us the perspective of eternity and inserts our lives into the grand narrative of salvation history - is momentarily clouded by fear or by sin, or by our over-reliance on using our fallible human reasoning to see the way out of a problematic situation.
The answer is to turn back to God with all our hearts, to rely on the sacraments he has given us to strengthen us on our journey, to abandon oneself entirely into God's hands and accept his will. A Christian who has truly understood the necessity of the Cross in each of our lives will learn to receive the suffering he encounters with a spirit of patience and willingness to offer it to God the Father together with his crucified Son, for the needs we see around us in our daily lives. This is the only way to peace of mind, and to hope, in a world where suffering, evil and despair are only too common.
Be of good cheer, for Christ has conquered.
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- This blog is an anonymous spiritual notebook. I am the bridegroom at Cana, contemplating in the middle of the world the drama of God's work played out before me: our miraculous Lord, his merciful Mother, the mysteries of marriage and the Eucharist, the communion of saints, and the transformation of sinners like myself from water drawn from the earth into the wine of the Kingdom. May His Name be glorified in all the earth! To contact me, complete this form