We surround ourselves with every imaginable substitute for God. We are weighed down by our possessions and our hubris. We carry the affirmation of others as a crown of our worth. All of these are just passing away. Our friends will leave us. Others will find reasons to judge us. Our possessions will rust. Even our own bodies will fail us.
When all is stripped away, what is our Hope? In the darkest hour we find our true Hope. In God.