Because that is what we can hold onto, what matters … today and every day … having hope in something greater than ourselves.  It is what counter balances the brokenness and the suffering of human life – hope in Christ is what we aspire to, it is where we are destined.

God knows us and loves us in a deep and intimate way.  Through Christ, we are saved and we are told that we will be like him, like brothers and sisters; we will follow the path he has taken. It is like running in a race where it doesn’t matter whether you are coming last or how tough the going is, in the end you will always win.  The final outcome is assured.  In our pilgrim lives, not everything has been revealed yet but we are assured of what lies ahead, because we too, are God’s children.