ENGAGEMENT Can obstinate hope be a conscious choice, even when our emotions or reasoning say otherwise? Yes? No? Explain.

In what ways can we support each other when the outcomes we hope for feel far off? Do you find Paul's reminder that Love Never Ends reassuring when you don't see outcomes? Why or why not?

Miguel De La Torre says the best alternative to hope is not despair, but desperation, "because desperation propels me toward action." Do you agree?