Editorial May 25, 1981 Issue

Hope is moral; hopelessness is _ _ _ _ _ _ _

BEULAH M. ROEGGE

If we finish this sentence with the obvious seven-letter word, we may take a new look at hope and find new reasons for cultivating it. If we accept the conclusion that hopelessness not only can lead to immoral acts but that its indulgence is itself immoral, we may place more value on expressing hope.

Hope is no ephemeral emotion. As a moral quality, its roots are in spiritual reality, and its influence in our lives moves us away from merely physical, mortal living. (You will find it helpful to study the "Scientific Translation of Mortal Mind," which begins on page 115 of the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy.)

When placed in God, when sought from a spiritual source, hope is a steady, continuing factor in our lives. As one accepts that the man of God's creating expresses spiritual power, one's ability to hope is undergirded with strength. We find this hope itself flowing from an infinite, divine wellspring. "Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost."^{ Rom. 15:13.}

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