Hope to Faith

Hope to Faith

The Journey from Hope to Faith

They say Faith is the substance

Of things hoped for

But how can I have hope 

In this world any more?

Hope is optimistic

Reaching for better times

And all I see is hate
And the loss of lives

People losing hope

All around I can’t see

People bound by fear

Encaged and unfree

But what does it mean?

Faith is believing

In things unseen

So how can I see

What’s not in front of me

I open my eyes daily

And see all the pain

So much loss in the world

Where is the gain

It’s a stain

Like blood on my hands

I can’t remain

No hope

No reason to be

Shame and guilt

Is all that I see

Fallen man

Is that really me

 So I ask again

What does it mean?

What is hope anyway?

And where has it gone

I look around and it seems

That Hope doesn’t belong

But is that real?

How can it be true?

If hope doesn’t belong

What’s that mean for me and you?

We need hope

Cause that’s what gets us through 

So why can’t I see?

Because my eyes aren’t open

At least spiritually

Focusing on the problem

Will not set me free

So what’s the solution

Where do I need to be?

When it seems no reason

To go on

I feel so weak

Never strong

But from deep inside
Rises a song

A song of a grace 

So amazingly clear

And of Love 

So amazingly near

God so Loved

That’s what it said

That He allowed His Son 

To lay down his head

And with His life

He paid the price

To set the world free

To Hope in what

We can’t see

A vision of new life

That we have in store

A life with Christ

So with that I implore

That you see the hope I’ve found

And God’s got so much more

So what are we waiting for

We are talking about

A hope to Faith journey

It starts with our old life

Left on the gurney

As we find our new hope

In Christ’s story

We know that one day

We’ll be with Him in glory

But until then

That’s where Faith comes in

Faith is being sure of 

What we hope for

Then Hebrews 11

Tells us so much more

It is by faith 

That we can understand

That this world came

 from God’s spoken command

And Abel still speaks

When he died from his brother’s hand

Enoch didn’t see death 

When he went to the heavenly land

Noah built an Ark

As he condemned sinful man

And Abraham left home

To a land he couldn’t see

And became the father of faith

An example for you and me

And the stories go on

But what does it mean

These men saw hope

When hope couldn’t be seen

The world was lost and broken

They stepped out to receive

The promise was given

And theyhad to believe

But belief by itself

Will never be enough

Faith is an action word

So that's where it gets tough

Cause faith without works

Will always fall dead

Real Faith is acting 

On the hopes we see in our head

So here today

We face much of the same

Our world is lost

And hope has lost its name

Are you ready to count the cost

Cause we have hope to spare

But way too often

We are unwilling to share

What is your hope?

And is Christ involved?

He gives me hope

And a new resolve

To share the reason I believe

And pray for others to receive

That’s how hope is spread

And our actions reveal

That our faith is not dead