We often equate Hope with wishful thinking. I wish my problems would go away, I wish I had a better job, I wish this healing could come quickly. These hopes, however good they are, are based on personal desires. And so when these desires are unmet, our joy is languished. Tune into the ‘Essentials’ Series to find out how Christian Hope is far from mere optimism, but rather a virtue that triumphs over any crisis. ‘Essentials’, by definition, speaks of something that is absolutely necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable. In this series, Michelle Karen D’Silva will be sharing some spiritual essentials to stock up during a crisis – not just for when we face the darkness but also for later, when the darkness will pass and recovery and restoration will begin.