#WQW......Theme: Hope and Faith

It's another week of  Writer's Quotes Wednesday, hosted by Marsha from Always Write. If you're interested in joining, you can find more about #WQW here.

This weeks theme is around the words "hope" and "faith". The question might be asked, "well, don't they mean the same thing?". I don't believe they do. Similar, maybe like fraternal twins, but not identical. Let's look at the definitions and difference between the two.

isn't this so cute! It was the front of a card at work, and perfect timing to see it. 

Hope: a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. Desire accompanied by anticipation or expectation.

Faith: complete trust or confidence in something. Strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion.

The difference: Faith is the result of current belief systems as shaped by experience, hope is the product of desiring a future state of affairs. 

I believe we need to have both of these in our lives, learning and knowing when to activate each. I hope you are encouraged by these quotes I found. I'm feeling a bit under the weather and as I sit here thinking of what to write...nothing is coming to me. Ha!  

With Joy Unquenchable,

Kirstin