A House of Hope

While visiting my cousin in Seattle this past week end, we walked on the campus of the University of Washington. Right past the football stadium stands an iconic boathouse that was used by the young men who went on to win the 1936 Olympic Gold Medal in rowing. Depicted in the book, “The Boys in the Boat”, these nine young men had lived through the depression, suffered losses, and were not considered likely to win anything. This boathouse was the birthplace of hope. Their hope didn’t grow out of their successes, but their struggles and suffering, both individual and collective. Hope developed little by little, as they practiced in the cold and the rain of the Pacific Northwest. With each stroke of the oar, hope was ignited and the spark grew into a torch that took them to the Berlin Olympics.

John Eldredge says, “We need an unbreakable, unquenchable hope.” Hope keeps us going, when our circumstances say differently. Hope helps us get through one more day. Hope is the anchor when we wonder if we’ll be able to stay in our boat. In Psalm 42:11, the Psalmist talks to himself and asks, “Why are you downcast, my soul? Why are you in such turmoil? Put your hope in God.” Hope needs a home.

We can put our hope in God, who is always available, never wavering, and offers us a home. A place of hope that we can rest secure. Amidst the losses, tears and fears, hope is an anchor for our souls.

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