Hope

"Neither hope nor despair ultimately comes from our circumstances. The body of water in which we are swimming makes no difference. It's no easier to float in fifty feet of water than in five, and a person can drown in just a few inches of water. Hope will lift or despair will drag down depending on what we hold in our hearts." - Nicole Johnson in Irrepressible Hope: Devotions to Anchor Your Soul and Buoy Your Spirit