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Hope is powerful. It motivates us to achieve the impossible and supports us during challenging times. Hope can take various forms. The words of Jesus about the future (see below, Matt 6:34) provide hope in the darkest moments. The darker the night, the brighter the stars shine. Some focus on the mud, while others see the stars. What hope does humanity have amidst trials, temptations, natural disasters, and today's chaotic news? Jesus reveals a version of today that becomes the blueprint of your future experience with God. Today's experiences shape tomorrow's mindset. Step outside and look up at the night sky. Find the Orion constellation, also known as the Three Kings. Its unique pattern makes it easy to identify. The name Orion refers to both the star and the origin of a God who commands the future to welcome you with love. Orion serves as a celestial sign, assuring those on Earth that God is kind and has plans for their welfare, not for harm, providing a future filled with hope. Do not worry about tomorrow (αὔριον), for tomorrow (αὔριον) will take care of itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own, μὴ οὖν μεριμνήσητε εἰς τὴν αὔριον (tomorrow), ἡ γὰρ αὔριον (tomorrow) μεριμνήσει ἑαυτῆς· ἀρκετὸν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἡ κακία αὐτῆς, Matt 6:34.

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“A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning” – Brad Henry “You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own” – Michelle Obama “All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope” – Winston Churchill “Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality” – Jonas Salk “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all” – Emily Dickinson “The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof” – Barbara Kingsolver “Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there’s no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic” – Laini Taylor “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope” – Maya Angelou “They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for” – Tom Bodett “Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope, even the ruins to which it clings” – Gustave Flaubert “The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future” – Stephen Ambrose “We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon” – Franklin D. Roosevelt “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning” – Albert Einstein “Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future” – Nelson Mandela ”In fact, hope is best gained after defeat and failure, because then inner strength and toughness is produced” – Fritz Knapp “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence” – Helen Keller “You are not here merely to make a living, you are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand” – Woodrow Wilson