The Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization released this startling reality: “Hopelessness and isolationism have the same physical impact as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.”
So, as a Christian, where is your place on the “hope scale”? What challenges your attitude and hopefulness? It seems—at this time in history—there is so much trouble in our fractured world.
Are you hopeful—full of hope—for the future? What is the impact of world wars, disruptive politics, declining church attendance, growing violence, financial struggles, or health concerns? All of this sounds so negative!
Napoleon Bonaparte said, “A leader is a dealer in hope.”
In the face of so much hopelessness, does your faith—can your faith—bring hope to you and your church? What can the Christian movement provide for the massive hopelessness that seems to have invaded our world?