The Source of Hope

"God whose help is invoked has the power to make our trading free from loss.
The One who turns fire into roses and trees is also able to make the fires of this world harmless.
The One who brings forth roses from the very midst of thorns is also able to turn this winter into spring.
The One by whom every cypress is made free and evergreen, has the power, if He would, to turn sorrow into joy.
The One who gives the body a soul, that it may live, How would God be a loser, if God did not cause that body to die?"

Rumi (Vol.6, 1739-1744)

Commentary: There is an old hymn, "All My Hope on God is Founded". The One who gives us life can be depended on to give us more life and more joy than we can now imagine...