Despite God's promises, despite Christ's love and despite our countless blessings, we, frail human beings, can still lose hope from time to time. When we do, we need the encouragement of Christian friends, the life-changing power of prayer and the healing touch of God's Holy Words.  If we find ourselves falling into spiritual traps of worry and discouragement we should seek the healing touch of Jesus and the encouraging words of fellow Christians. Even though this world can be a place of trials and struggles, God has promised us peace, joy and eternal life if we give ourselves to Him. And God keeps His promises today, tomorrow and forever. Remember what oxygen is to the lungs, such is hope to the meaning of life. ~Colossians 1:5