Hope

Today. 

Today was one of those days that made me stop in my tracks.

Today, a boy I know decided to take his life. I can't speak for his heart. I can't say exactly why he did it. But I do know this: when people decide that life is no longer worth living, they have lost Hope. 

Hope. 

That's what keeps us going. A basic need that drives us. We Hope for something better, something secure. Here, Hope is like fog after a rainstorm. Some grasp at it in frustration, seeking to capture it, keep it, make it something better. Some give up and lose the will to keep chasing it, choosing to give into darkness rather than living in a fog. And a few choose to dwell in it, knowing that it's a shadow of the Water of Life, and that one day it will melt away into something new, clear, and more beautiful than before. 

Hope. 

Tonight my heart broke over those who have no Hope. That's because my Father's heart breaks for those without Hope, and our hearts are forever joined together so that mine reflects His. 

Hope. 

It's all I live for and all that's worth it in the end. Without it, I would lose purpose. This love from my Father-- this never-stopping, never-giving-up love -- gives me Hope for a future spent basking in His love to the FULLEST. 

HOPE. 

It's the reason that I follow my Father the way I do, Hoping that He will use me SOMEHOW to spread the love that He's filled my heart with, a love that keeps me from becoming weary and bogged down in the mire of Hopelessness that fills the world. A Hopelessness that crushes many in its wake.

Hope. 

A rainbow is coming. Those who will wait patiently, enduring the fog by clinging to the love and promise of the Father, will see it when it comes. I beg my Father that when it does come, I'll be holding more hands than I can count as my heart overflows with Hope fulfilled.