Articles Quote by Raymond J. de Souza

Hope, for the Christian, is not wishful thinking or mere blind optimism. It is a mode of knowing, a mode within which new things…

— N. T. Wright

Optimism is a wish without warrant; Christian hope is a certainty, guaranteed by God himself. Optimism reflects ignorance as to whether good things will…

— J. I. Packer

“Optimism hopes for the best without any guarantee of its arriving and is often no more than whistling in the dark. Christian hope, by…

— J. I. Packer

What is hope? Hope is wishing for a thing to come true; faith is believing that it will come true.

— Norman Vincent Peale

Biblical hope is not wishful thinking or an optimistic outlook; rather, it is a confident expectation based on the certainty of God's Word that…

— David Wilkerson

Hope is an adventure, a going forward, a confident search for a rewarding life.

— Karl A. Menninger

“Hope is not merely a wish that something good might happen—it is the firm confidence and desire that the promises of God will be…

— Matthew Kelly

Hope is the enduring belief in the attainability of fervent wishes, in spite of the dark urges and rages which mark the beginning of…

— Erik Erikson

Hope is trust in God's promises, faith that if we act now, the desired blessings will be fulfilled in the future.

— James E. Faust

Hope is one of the Theological virtues. This means that a continual looking forward to the eternal world is not (as some modern people…

— Anonymous

For me hope isn't wishful thinking or blind faith about the future. It's a stance toward life - one of curiosity and humility.

— Frances Moore Lappé

Christian hope is not a ghost and it does not deceive. It is a theological virtue and therefore, ultimately, a gift from God that…

— Pope Francis