Hoping and waiting go hand in hand. We see this truth throughout God’s Word. Even from an earthly standpoint, hoping means waiting! If we aren’t in a position of waiting for what is hoped for, then we have either already obtained it, or it’s not worth waiting for. The challenge for us as followers of Jesus is to continually deposit all we hope for into the capable hands of our Living Hope, and then—like Mary Magdalene, Salome, and the other Mary—wait.