Connecting Point: Hope in the Wind

COVID-19, the border crisis, inflation: are these stealing our sense of hope? Pessimism and wistful thinking keep many from enjoying the blessings of good cheer. The Oxford Dictionary defines wistful as “having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing.” Such a sentiment leads many to believe that hope is in the wind.

Although life has its share of difficulties, the Bible points us to eternal hope found in Jesus. Paul encourages us to look

beyond the temporary, “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our...