4. 1. We long for what we hope for.

5. “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.” ~ Proverbs 13:12

6. 2. We wait for what we hope for.

7. “But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.” ~ Romans 8:25

8. "...continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel." ~ Colossians 1:23

9. 3. We work for what we hope for.

10. “To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.” ~ Colossians 1:29

11. “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to Jesus Christ.” ~ David Livingstone