Hope is not wishful thinking. It is the awareness of God's goodness. For more on the topic of this podcast, see GNM’s WordByte called: "The power of hope: our reason for Joy" @ https://wordbytes.org/food-for-faith/power-of-hope-reason-for-joy/    The text of this podcast can be found on our website @ https://gnm.org/daily-reflections/2023-09-19/       Subscribe to receive the Good News Reflections delivered to your email inbox or texted to your phone @ https://gogoodnews.net