ESPERAR.

"Active waiting means to be present fully to the moment, in the conviction that something is happening where you are and that you want to be present to it. A waiting person is someone who is present to the moment, who believes that this moment is the moment."
- Nouwen

hope is a word that is deeply rooted in my heart. when i think about the word hope i become hopeful immediately. i love the idea of the word meaning to wait - not like in english when we say "i hope i win the lottery". the way we use hope means to wish. but it is so much deeper than that. it's to expect something to occur, and to wait on it.

in spanish, the word for hope is esperar; meaning both to wish and to wait.

this waiting is so important in the season of advent. it's so important to us. it's so important to God.

oh israel, HOPE in the lord.