Knowing and following Jesus gives me ultimate hope in the truest sense. Christians believe Christ will triumph over evil, and His followers will live with Him in eternal bliss. For those who believe this, we know Christ has already defeated sin and death, and all we have to do is remain faithful until our death or His return. Nothing provides me greater hope and peace than knowing that I am not in control, that the God of the universe is, that He loves me, and that He will return triumphant. For those who have a hard time looking forward to Heaven, I can relate. For a long time, I imagined Heaven as some massive party that sounded exhausting to my introverted self. However, Randy Alcorn's book, Heaven, changed my understanding of Heaven to be a perfect version of all the imperfect things we enjoy this side of Heaven. Alcorn's book exposed me to the idea that Heaven could be a redeemed Earth and universe where we continue reading, creating art, traveling, building things, etc. And instead of Heaven being the conclusion, it's really the beginning of true life. The possibility of Heaven being like this has helped me look forward to it and earnestly hope for it. But even if it's nothing like what I have written here, I know it will be more magnificent than I could ever imagine.