Sometimes two words fit together in interesting ways.
There is the hope of restoration.
And there is the restoration of hope.
It seems we fit curiously in the middle.
If we see God as bigger than we are with our best interest at heart, then we are living with the hope of restoration of this world.
And if that is the "little engine that could" driving our days, then we are energized to lend to others our part in the restoration of [their] hope.
So let's put it together: Has God wired us with the hope of restoration so that WE put our energy into the restoration of hope of a fellow traveler?
There could be a someone whose "little engine that could" is weary and fading. Are you the engine that can remember your God-hope of restoration, move into a place of encouragement, and give the push that points to the restoration of hope?
May you find the fellow traveler for whom you are the restoration of hope.
