"...but his hand is stretched out still."

I was reflecting recently on how we can increase our sense of hope in the future.

I was studying in the Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi chapters 19 and 20. These chapters quote Isaiah 9 and 10. At first glance, the last message they seem to give is that there is hope. These chapters are filled with prophecies of how wicked the people will become and how they will turn away from the Lord over and over again.

But as I was reading, I began to focus on one phrase that I noticed was reoccurring:

"...but his hand is stretched out still."

This is the message of hope! No matter how bad the world becomes, no matter how wicked society becomes, or how many trials we go through, the Lord will always stretch His hand out to us. We simply need to accept that hand- to reach out and grab hold of Him.

There is incredible hope in the consistency of the Savior. I know He lives, and that He is our source of hope. As long as He lives, there will always be hope. And He will always live!