And the love of God has been confirmed to us and in us by the Holy Spirit whom God has given. That means our hope is based, at least in part, on the confirmation of God's love granted to us by the Holy Spirit. God's love, confirmed by the Holy Spirit, grounds our hope and lets us know that our hope will not disappoint.
Love is so foundational.
It is foundational to our hope. And the confirming of God's love is one of the woks that the Holy Spirit performs within us. Let's rejoice in that love. Let's feel the confident hope which the love of God generates.