Over the weekend I started really working in earnest at putting pieces together for a book. And what I really focused on was the sense of wonder that God has created in us. It is this sense that gives me hope. And I have no doubt it is placed there by our Creator. Not only in times of darkness, but in times of praise and jubilation as well.

“A little girl taking an evening walk with her father looked up at the stars and exclaimed,
‘Oh, Daddy, if the wrong side of heaven is so beautiful what must the right side be!'”
— Unknown

Hope is a little girl, wondering how beautiful the other side of heaven is.
Hope is me sitting in church last night, listening to ‘Shelter’ by Jars of Clay, wondering who God has placed me near and why.
Hope is waking up each morning with the excitement of a child, wondering how God will choose to reveal Himself to me today.

May God bless you today with hope, and with wonder.

“Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.”
— Psalm 31:24

ps… you can listen to the song and read the lyrics here – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoDmFQWOL4Y