Long before the manger, hope was declared through the prophets. Some 700 years before the birth of Jesus, Isaiah spoke of light dawning in darkness and a child born who would reign in peace and justice. And as Peter reminds us, these promises were not just for then, but they pointed forward to a salvation we now see in Jesus. Hope is not accidental, but it’s God’s long story of hope unfolding for our joy, even when we haven’t yet seen the full picture, and this is our Thread of Hope.