To wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment.

To look forward to with confidence or expectation.

The theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a
future good, difficult but not impossible to attain with God's help.



Hope is a powerful word. It keeps us going. Imagine our world,
there is no hope, no hope in u, me, us....... Horrible huh.


NICKELBACK: SOMEDAY LYRICS

How the hell'd we wind up like this
And why weren't we able
To see the signs that we missed
And try to turn the tables
I wish you'd unclench your fists
And unpack your suitcase
Lately there's been too much of this
But don't think it's too late

(Chorus)
Nothing's wrong
Just as long as you know that someday I will
Someday, somehow
I'm gonna make it alright
But not right now
I know you're wondering when
You're the only one who knows that
Someday, somehow
I'm gonna make it alright
But not right now
I know you're wondering when

Well I'd hope that since we're here anyway
That we could end up saying
Things we've always needed to say
So we could end up staying
Now the story's played out like this
Just like a paperback novel
Let's rewrite an ending that fits
Instead of a Hollywood horror

Repeat Chorus

(Intermission)

How the hell'd we wind up like this,
And why weren’t we able
To see the signs that we missed
Try to turn the tables
Now the story's played out like this
Just like a paperback novel
Let's rewrite an ending that fits
Instead of a Hollywood horror

Repeat Chorus


Tim Robbins in his movie, Shawshank Redemption.

Dear Red. If you're reading this,
you've gotten out. And if you've
come this far, maybe you're willing
to come a little further. You
remember the name of the town,
don't you? I could use a good man
to help me get my project on
wheels. I'll keep an eye out for
you and the chessboard ready.
(beat)
Remember, Red. Hope is a good
thing, maybe the best of things,
and no good thing ever dies. I will
be hoping that this letter finds
you, and finds you well. Your
friend. Andy.

By now, tears are spilling silently down Red's cheeks. He
opens the other envelope and fans out a stack of new fifty-
dollar bills. Twenty of them. A thousand dollars.


Red:
I hope I can make it across the
border. I hope to see my friend
and shake his hand. I hope the
Pacific is as blue as it has been
in my dreams.
(beat)
I hope.


And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out
his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
Romans 5:5