Where does your hope come from? Do you expect with confidence? Do you cherish a desire with anticipation? Personally, I put my hope in God as taught in Romans 8:24 — Now in this hope we were saved, but hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees?

I find hope in spring flowers, like these I recently saw on a walk with my daughter. They are a visual connection to new things bursting from cold ground after a long winter. We don’t doubt that it will happen each year! There is a tiny bit of hope with each softly colored emerging petal. If you are familiar with the color and imagery work that is used in Carrot Top Studio clergy stoles you’ll understand that I don’t leave that way of thinking to the art studio! This is how I am wired.

What is a symbol of hope for you?

It’s wonderful to be full of hope all year round but especially during this season of Easter!