Pardon me… I didn’t promise you a rose garden…

The adventure of life involves a good bit of pain, suffering, and misery even though there are abundant blessings as well. How do we cope with the bad things in life? We obviously hope for better things to happen but how does our Hope help us in such circumstances. Is hope just a wish list for us? Or a comforting fairy tale? The latest Gallop poll says that one third of Canadians and Americans think the world will end in their lifetime. Is that a comforting hope? This Sunday we are going to explore the nature of hope, when it can help, and when it can be harmful. I hope you will be there!