How to Hope in the Middle of Any Crisis

Did you ever think hope could vanish as meaning itself grows thin?

Across cultures and countries, many people sense it.

Life keeps moving, but fewer know why.

That’s why TV channels and streaming platforms replay epic stories again and again.

Stories like The Lord of the Rings.

Frodo Baggins and his companions live day and night in loss, pain, and darkness.

Tolkien enthusiasts adopted the catchphrase “Frodo Lives” to express hope in dark times.

For anyone in despair, three reminders can light up a dismal season.

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How to Find Christmas Magic When Everything Feels Broken and Hopeless

No matter your circumstances, Christmas is the way of hope.

Logical? No, Christmas is illogical. It doesn’t make sense.

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This topsy-turvy world challenges your calm every day.

Yet, one unfailing step reclaims serenity.

Would you still have hope if the greatest of all tragedies struck you down?

Katherine Wolf does even though, at age 26 to date (now 42), she has survived . . .

In spite of all this, she proclaims hope as she . . .

I heard her speak at a jam-packed Highland Park Presbyterian church service months ago. Her testimony has changed my life.

After reading her books and reflecting on what she says about hope, I see three proven relievers for overcoming despair.

Everyone is filled with hope they’ll see totality in the solar eclipse.

Reminds us of the sun’s immense power.

Power that is overwhelming yet uniquely toned down by our ocean.

Why is the sun’s power toned down?

Our seawater has an amazing filter that unexplainably accommodates living organisms.

How does this happen? Why does this happen?

Pause just a minute and allow three messages from the solar eclipse to rekindle your faith and hope.