Hope in Sorrow

Often we think that a Story of Hope will have a Happy Ending.  Doesn’t it make sense that with God walking with us through our journey of life, we can have Hope within our hearts, even in the midst of huge loss and pain?  This episode of Stories of Hope brings to life the reality of a dear friend who suffered the unimaginable…..the loss of his daughter and son-in-law.  In the middle of his worst nightmare, God was not absent but very present to help give Art the strength and will,  to take one step at a time.  God was there in the middle of heartache, questions and loss.  Hope was to be found in some of the most simplest of ways, even though the Happy Ending that was dreamed about when his daughter was a child, was never going to be realized.  

Hope is a gift from our Lord.  It can reside in our hearts even in the most disappointing of circumstances.  As you listen to Art’s story of loss, disappointment and sorrow, let the words of his story plant a seed of Hope in your heart, even though it may feel as though you are surrounded by darkness with no ray of light to shine on you.  God will walk with you to give you a reason to get up every morning, and to fulfill the very reason He created you.  He is the reason for Hope.