Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ(1 Peter 1:3). Hope is an orientation of the soul towards a transformation, after which it will be wholly and exclusively love—Simone Weil Through him we have obtained access through faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God(Romans 5:2). Hope means expectancy when things are otherwise hopeless.—G. K. Chesterton      Hope is commonly defined as a feeling of expectancy; a desire for a certain outcome to occur. ...