tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19802617.post9077623985587195316..comments2024-01-17T04:14:40.892-05:00Comments on A Pastor's Cancer Diary: August 28, 2008 - The Gift in ItCarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00540884672406337833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19802617.post-35739010165859017922008-08-29T13:53:00.000-04:002008-08-29T13:53:00.000-04:00I'm not sure it's true that hope is "dependent on ...I'm not sure it's true that hope is "dependent on conditions being right." The deepest sense of hope is hope not in external circumstances, but in God - regardless of what happens.<BR/><BR/>It's all in how the terms are defined.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00540884672406337833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19802617.post-65637023297783397742008-08-28T20:37:00.000-04:002008-08-28T20:37:00.000-04:00I like to think that connection with God doesn't d...I like to think that connection with God doesn't depend on hope -- but on grace. Hope means that you are dependent on conditions being right -- "I hope that my remission continues" or "I hope that they find a cure". <BR/><BR/> What kind of a god would it be that you can only look to for your hopes to be fulfilled? Isn't God most present when things are hopeless -- telling you it's OK -- your happiness doesn't have to be dependent on this body holding up or your friends being there or your money not running out? That's the kind of faith that passes understanding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com