{"id":16741,"date":"2026-03-10T13:19:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:19:19","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:02:15","slug":"daily-devotion-hope-for-dark-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guideposts.org\/articles\/daily-devotions\/seasonal-devotions\/daily-devotion-hope-for-dark-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Devotion: Hope for Dark Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u201cFor I know the plans that I have for you,\u201d declares the Lord, \u201cplans&#8230;to give you a future and a hope.\u201d Jeremiah 29:11<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t help it. The second or third bitter week of January I start searching for signs of spring. Five o\u2019clock on a weeknight, I look out my office window. Not the deep dark of night anymore, is it? There was a hint of blue, wasn\u2019t there? 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Soon I\u2019ll leave the office in full glorious daylight.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I gaze at a thick crust of ice in the garden and say to myself, <em>You know, we should be seeing those crocuses in another few weeks. <\/em>Here the kids are coming back from sledding, dusting the snow off their boots, and I\u2019m planning for spring.<\/p>\n<p>I know there are spiritual advantages to living in the present, appreciating all the beauties of the day we\u2019ve been given, but I can\u2019t help yearning for what\u2019s ahead\u2014a week, two weeks, a month, two months\u2014down the pike. The world spins on its axis and I spin ahead in hope. More light, more sun, more life.<\/p>\n<p>Faith is built on hope. The hope of the Resurrection, the promise of God\u2019s kingdom coming. 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