The Darkness of Hope

The present is not always pregnant with possibility. Optimism is not always an option. Even so, hope remains.

If your family incorporates an Advent wreath into your Christmas traditions, then you most likely lit a candle representing hope this past Sunday. If you’re like me, it feels very natural to associate hope with the light emanating from the wick of that first Advent candle. There’s a brightness to our assurance that every promise that God has ever made w…