As we go through life, we face many challenges and uncertainties, some of which can leave us doubting whether there can possibly be a solution. In this meditation we use texts from Scripture, the Catechism, Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical Spe Salvi and the writings of saints to consider how:

• We should always have hope, knowing that God loves us, he is always with us and nothing is impossible for him
• The ultimate object of our hope is eternal life with God in heaven
• Hope anchors us firmly to God amidst the storms of life
• We grow in hope especially through prayer
• Our Lady is our hope because she gives us the cause of our hope, who is Jesus Christ, and she shows us how to hope by her example