FRUSTRATED GROANING: OUT THERE AND IN ME

•    accidents and illnesses challenge our hope
•    curse as result of Genesis sin put cosmos in bondage to decay
•    our bodies ache along with creation’s groans

FUTURE GLORIOUS FREEDOM

•    freedom from decay, new bodies at sound of last trumpet / Jesus’ voice
•    glory not only of God but ‘in’ us
•    liberated from tyranny of sin and death and suffering

HOPE’S HONING

•    exulting in good and living hope
•    wait patiently: put up with those you’d like to put down
•    wait eagerly: look forward to new heaven/earth - home of righteousness
•    wait proportionately: reckon present sufferings not worth comparing to eventual glory

HOPE – HELPS

•    documented health benefits to belief in God; hope counters depression