The document discusses the theological concept of hope and addresses where hope can be found for various struggling groups. It presents quotes from religious texts and figures that express hope in God and Jesus Christ being sovereign over all things. The document conveys that through God's patience and Jesus' victory over death, there is an assured hope for all of humanity and creation despite current suffering.

2. “A” Words for
- Alert
- Alive
Advent
- Attentive
- Awake
- Aware

4. Richard Rohr
The theological virtue of hope is the
patient and trustful willingness to live
without closure, without resolution,
and still be content and even happy, because
our Satisfaction is now at another level, and
our Source is
beyond ourselves.

5. Where Is The Hope
For...
- Those without homes in the
cold of winter or heat of summer?

6. Where Is The Hope
For...
- Those without homes in the
cold of winter or heat of summer?
- Children in a nation suffering under
the horrors of a violent civil war?

7. Where Is The Hope
For...
- Those without homes in the
cold of winter or heat of summer?
- Children in a nation suffering under
the horrors of a violent civil war?
- Immigrant men & women being
separated from their families

8. Where Is The Hope
For...
- Those without homes in the
cold of winter or heat of summer?
- Children in a nation suffering under
the horrors of a violent civil war?
- Immigrant men & women being
separated from their families
- Young black men in America?

9. Sgt. Brent Barnum
with 12yr old
Devonte Hart
at an Oregon rally
in the aftermath of
events in Ferguson...
Devonte was holding
a sign that said,
“Free Hugs”

10. Where Is The Hope
For...
- Followers of Jesus around the world
being persecuted for their faith?

11. Where Is The Hope
For...
- Followers of Jesus around the world
being persecuted for their faith?
- The rejected, the outcasts, those
deemed “unlovable” by society?

12. Where Is The Hope
For...
- Followers of Jesus around the world
being persecuted for their faith?
- The rejected, the outcasts, those
deemed “unlovable” by society?
- The victims of emotional, physical,
sexual & even spiritual abuse?

13. Where Is The Hope
For...
- Followers of Jesus around the world
being persecuted for their faith?
- The rejected, the outcasts, those
deemed “unlovable” by society?
- The victims of emotional, physical,
sexual & even spiritual abuse?
- A lost & broken humanity/creation

14. The global prayer movement for this Iranian Pastor

15. Egyptian Christians surrounding praying Muslims

16. Pope Francis praying for this disfigured man

17. Cardinal O’Malley repenting for abuse scandal

18. The empty cross & empty grave

19. Richard Rohr
The suffering, injustice and devastation
on this planet are too great to settle
for any infantile gospel or
any infantile Jesus.

20. Richard Rohr
Our...”Come, Lord Jesus!”
(the very last words of the Bible)
is not a cry of desperation,
but an assured shout
of cosmic hope.

21. Philippians
God (has) exalted Jesus to the highest
place and gave Him the name that is
2:10-11
above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee
should bow, in heaven and
on earth and under the earth...

22. Philippians
...and every tongue acknowledge that
2:10-11
Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of
God the Father.

23. Acts 2:36
Therefore let all Israel
be assured of this:
God has made this Jesus,
whom you crucified,
both Lord and Messiah

24. Colossians 1:15-
The Son is the image of the invisible
God, the firstborn over all creation.
For in Him all things were created:
things in heaven and on earth, visible
20
and invisible,
whether thrones or powers
or rulers or authorities;

25. Colossians 1:15-
all things have been created through
20
Him and for Him.
He is before all things, and in Him
all things hold together. And He is
the head of the body, the church;
He is the beginning and the
firstborn from among the dead...

26. Colossians 1:15-
...so that in everything He might have
20
have the supremacy. For God was
pleased to have all His fullness dwell
in Him, and through Him to reconcile
to Himself all things...

27. Colossians 1:15-
...whether things on earth
20
or things in heaven,
by making peace through
His blood, shed on the cross.

29. 2 Peter 3:8-9
With the Lord a day is like a 1,000
years, and a 1,000 years are like a
day. The Lord is not slow in keeping
His promise, as some understand
slowness. Instead He is patient with
you, not wanting anyone to perish, but
everyone to come to repentance.