Rejoice + Hope

 

One of my all-time favorite Scripture passages came up at today's church service. Like so many of my favorites, it's from Romans. I hope that it realigns your perspective and elevates your mood as it did mine:

...we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.  -Romans 5:2b-5