The start of the new year is especially exciting, isn’t it. It’s a clean slate. A new beginning. A refreshing time. A time filled with hope. And that is exactly what our message is about today—hope. This is the last message in our Christmas Carols series where we have explored Common Attitudes Revealing Our Lord. We’ve been taking the theme verse from Philippians 2:5 which states: “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.”  We’ve covered a lot of attitudes that Christ had which we are to also have including kindness, thankfulness, joyfulness, holiness, faithfulness, and today hope.  Our hope is rooted in Jesus Christ.  If you're taking notes write this down: Hope is helpful when life is hard.