- For I know full well the plans I have for you, plans for your welfare and not for your misfortune, plans that will offer you a future filled with hope.
- Why are you so disheartened, O my soul?
Why do you sigh within me?
Place your hope in God;
for I will once again praise him,
my Savior and my God. - Those who place their hope in the Lord
will regain their strength.
They will soar as with eagles’ wings,
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not become faint. - The Lord will protect you against all evil;
he will watch over your life.
The Lord will watch over your coming and your going
both now and forevermore. - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may grow rich in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Come to me, all you who are weary and overburdened, and I will give you rest.
- And not only that, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we realize that suffering develops perseverance, and perseverance produces character, and character produces hope.
- Faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the conviction about things that cannot be seen.
- Thus there are three things that endure: faith, hope, and love,
and the greatest of these is love. - You are my refuge and my shield;
I put my hope in your word. - Let us remain firm in the confession of our hope without wavering, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.
- Be strong and courageous in your hearts,
all you who place your hope in the Lord. - But as for me, I will look to the Lord.
I place my hope in God my savior;
my God will hear me. - But if we hope for what we do not yet see, then we wait for it with patience.
- Hope deferred sickens the heart,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. - The Lord is my portion, I say to myself;
therefore, I will place my hope in him. - Guide me in your truth and instruct me,
for you are God, my Savior,
and in you I hope all the day long. - Such hope will not be doomed to disappointment, because the love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
- O Lord, let your kindness rest upon us,
for we have placed our hope in you. - I wait for the Lord in anxious expectation;
I place my hope in his word. - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In his great mercy he has given us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
- The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me
because the Lord has anointed me.
He has sent me to announce good news to the oppressed,
to strengthen the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom to those held in captivity
and release to those who have been imprisoned. - Rather, revere Christ as Lord in your hearts.
Always be prepared to offer an explanation to anyone who asks you to justify the hope that is in you. However, do so with gentleness and respect. - To these God chose to make known how rich is the priceless glory that this mystery brings to the Gentiles—Christ in you, your hope of glory.
- There is one body and one Spirit, as well as one hope to which you have been called by your vocation.
In much the same manner
will wisdom be sweet to your soul.
If you find it, you will have a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let your glory shine over all the earth. Above all, maintain the fervor of your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.Next verse!With image