You would think only so much can go wrong.
Calamity only strikes once.
And you assume this one has suffered her share.
Life will be kinder from here.

Oh, but sometimes the sun stays hidden for years,
Sometimes the sky rains night after night.
When will it clear?

But our Hope endures the worst of conditions.
It’s more than our optimism.
Let the earth quake,
Our Hope is unchanged.

How do we comprehend peace within pain?
Or joy at a good man’s wake?
Walk a mile with the woman whose body is torn
With illness, but she marches on.

Oh, ’cause sometimes the sun stays hidden for years,
Sometimes the sky rains night after night.
When will it clear?

But our Hope endures the worst of conditions.
It’s more than our optimism.
Let the earth quake,
Our Hope is unchanged.

Emmanuel, God is with us,
El Shaddai, all sufficient.
We never walk alone,
And this is our hope.

Our Hope endures the worst of conditions.
It’s more than our optimism.
Let the earth quake,
Our Hope is unchanged.

Having hope. Sometimes I get confused and think it's a sin to hope. I think I shouldn't hope for things. I should have faith that they will happen. Then I remember that  'There are three things that will endure-faith, HOPE, and love- and the greatest of these is love.' 1 Corinthians 13:13. I need to remember that although each day may bring something more onto my plate. Something that brings me down or isn't turning out the way I want it too...each day I have hope that it will be a good day. Being a Christian I know that my hopes aren't empty. God knows what I hope for. I guess I just need to work on combining those three things together in my life...faith, hope and love.