Real hope is much more than wishful musing.
It stiffens, not slackens, the spiritual spine. Brothers and sisters, I am very grateful to be with you today. My pate is still somewhat shiny, but not because my barber friends have magnified their calling. Rather, it reflects more treatments, which are encouraging in spite of my alternating conference hairstyles. For a variety of reasons, brothers and sisters, today's society seems to struggle in order to be hopeful.