Our hope is not for prosperity, comfort and ease in this life, but for union with Him who loved us, in this life and the next.
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In order to accept the above statement one has to have faith, and not all in this world are that fortunate. Faith cannot be forced on anyone and cannot be taught. One has it or he doesn’t. Faith is a gift that is not offered to all.
"The true light which enlightens every man, was coming into the world." (John 1:9)
There are those who reject it. John, both in his Gospel and his Epistles, writes a lot about people who accept, or reject, the light of faith.
"This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil." (John 3:19)