Hope is not optimism. Optimism says things will probably work out. Christian hope says that, in Jesus Christ, God has already begun the renewal of all things.
This section of Christ & Creed is devoted mostly to prayer: praise, devotionals, intercession, silence, and understanding across Nicene Christianity.
Here we reflect on the Lord’s Prayer, the Psalms, ancient prayers, personal prayer, unanswered prayer, and the stubborn hope that remains when the heart feels empty.
Christians pray because Christ prayed. Christians hope because Christ is risen.