God of Hope

Success is sometimes the outcome of a whole string of failures. -Vincent Van Gogh

What we do when defeat stares us in the face is the real touchstone of character. -Orison Swett Marden

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. (Romans 3:23)

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant? -Henry David Thoreau

Leadership is not someone at the top. It’s the person who takes the initiative and takes responsibility for either the opportunity or the crisis right in front of them. -Os Guiness, social critic

So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. (1 Peter 1:13)

Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. (James 5:17)

Love is not just looking at each other; it’s looking in the same direction. -Antoine de Saint Exupéry

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves. -William Ward Ayer

We’re just about as happy as we make up our minds to be. -Abraham Lincoln

Hope is the feeling we have that the feeling we have is not permanent. -Mignon McLaughlin

Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. -Ranier Maria Rilke