God, the Source of Hope

Pray that God,

the source of hope,

will fill you completely with joy and peace

because you trust in him

Then you will overflow

with confident hope

through the power

of the Holy Spirit.

(Romans 15:13)

Longing

Her voice, her face, spoke the sorrow of unanswered prayer.

I have no words but these: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope (Romans 15:13).

A great way to pray for each other

A friend was recently diagnosed with a degenerative disease. This passage has become her favorite benediction: Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13)!

Then she suggested it was a great way to pray for each other!