Tom Norvell

Until Hope Returns Tom Norvell

Have you ever wondered what it was like to be one of the disciples who walked with Jesus during his time on the earth? How would I react when He gathered the little children around Him? How I would have felt if one of the others got the seat next to Jesus at a meal? How did it feel when Jesus took the water and towel and washed my feet...my dirty feet? Would I have stood with Him when He was arrested? Where would I have been when He was being beaten and crucified? I have wondered about those things. I still wonder about those things. I wonder more about how I will react while I am walking the earth with Jesus as my model. How will I treat those who are tired, broken, weak, sick, and struggling to get through life? How do I react when I am mistreated, when my dreams fade, and how will I handle the most difficult circumstances in my life? Will I remain faithful? Will I stand strong? Will I crumble under the pressure? In Until Hope Returns I entertain some of those thoughts, share some examples of what I've seen, heard, and experienced. And, as much as anything, I try to offer hope where there is none, or where hope has been overshadowed by pain, disappointment, and loss. Drawn from everyday ordinary life experiences Until Hope Returns is a reminder that sometimes we have to smile through the tears, we have to endure the darkness of night in order to behold the beauty in a sunrise, and we have to hold on to the One who created us until hope returns to remind us that in Him is life...the abundant life.