Wishes are about what we want. Hope is about what God wants.
Season after Pentecost | Trinity Sunday (Year C)
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15
The Gospel of John addresses a community facing trouble because of its faith in Jesus. Its original readers needed to hear a message of affirmation. No wonder Jesus says "I will not leave you orphaned" and promises the disciples peace.
When we are overwhelmed by our daily struggles, when we get weary because of the dehumanization that results from hatred and greed, Proverbs 8 and Psalm 8 remind us how God conceives of us as human beings crowned with glory and honor.