Hope always presupposes faith. Christian hope, distinct from merely human hope, can be understood only as a modality of love. Jesus Christ is hope for the world because of his care for us with his victory above death and with his resurrection. The man's feeling of incapacity is coming over and over back. The mission of the Christian is bringing Christ to the world as Christ lives in him (Gal 2,20). Bringing this hope »does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us« (Rom 5,5).
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