Without hope we are like the undead; alive, but not functioning as though we are. It's hope and faith that keep us going through all the rough times of this life. We need to believe in something bigger than ourselves when we find ourselves too small and powerless to handle our many problems. And that's where hope and faith come in, through our Christian beliefs. Christ is our Guide and Leader, our Anchor in the times of storm, the Giver of Eternal Life, through whom we have pass to get to God the Father. Now all of that doesn't just arrive in our souls and spirits and stay there. No, we have to invite Christ into our lives, then work with hope and faith in the scriptures to keep Him in first place! For if He isn't, then everything around us will soon crumble and fall, and we'll be left high and dry, like an abandoned ship on the shore. And we certainly don't want that, so let's be wise and keep Christ first place in our lives! Much LOVE!