Day 5: We Had Hoped

'We had hoped.' Past tense. Those are the heaviest words in the Bible. Hope had died on the cross with Jesus. And here is what is remarkable: Jesus lets them tell the whole story. He does not interrupt. He does not correct them. He walks alongside them in their disappointment and lets them pour out their pain. He does the same for you. Your disappointment is not too much for Him. Your doubt does not scare Him. Your 'we had hoped' is a prayer He can handle. He is big enough for your honest grief. And He is still walking beside you through it.