On this First Sunday in Advent, we think about hope. The hope that we have in life, the hope that we have for ourselves, for others, our health, etc. Sometimes, as we look at our life and the world and all the suffering and struggles, it's hard to have hope. Our hope comes from God, who promised to send His Son, and as we get closer to Christmas, we remember that first coming of Christ, when the hope was realized as the babe that was born in Bethlehem, becomes the object of our hope.