I was hanging out and praying with
a good friend of mine the other day. Among other things, we were talking about hope-specifically in the face of adversity.
She said something that stuck with me, something to the effect of this:
Hope isn't holding on to the notion that you're going to get what you want. Hope is living in the reality that God is alive and doing great things despite circumstance.
That's where I want to live, too.