biblical hope. Biblical hope is hope that endures patiently while it waits. This is suggested in Paul’s words to Titus, and it is made explicit in Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians when he attributes their endurance to their hope in Christ (1 Thess. 1:3). Seeing Christ is indeed our “blessed hope”—one that fills us with expectation and longing. But we must be careful not to get caught up in the desire for the return of Christ just so that life’s trials will be left behind. That will come in God’s