The Lamp of Hope

We need more than just sort-of-mindless slogans or optimism (e.g., "Ya just gotta believe" "Everything always works out in the end"). Hope is not simply closing your eyes to the evil and the facts of our lives and world. Hope is not just crossing your fingers or wishing on a star. Hope is a kind of certainty regarding the future; it requires a basis, a rationale.

Let's look at:

1. The Dark Cloud (of HOPELESSNESS)
2. The Bright Lamp (SOURCE of HOPE)
3. The Life of Hope (CONTAGIOUS CONFIDENCE)