The Courage of Hope

Some of his disciples, namely, the women, saw Jesus’ empty tomb and the angel and believed, recalling the words of Jesus regarding the resurrection. The men, however, do not believe the women or Jesus’ predictions of his rising on the third day. They lack the courage of hope, the ability to believe despite all the facts that point otherwise that God’s power is sufficient to bring new life to the circumstances we suffer. As the followers of Jesus Christ, we are called to have hope and offer that to those around us.