Hope propels the mind and soul much like faith and love. While faith and love require much from us, clarity in hope carries the heart and the soul. This is incredibly important when it comes to the war into which we are born. Without faith we cannot please God, and without love we cannot do His will - but without hope we become inert and vulnerable to discouragement. To overcome the many distractions of life, we must rely deeply upon an informed and active hope.