Hope is essential for life at any time, particularly for living in times like these. in this 2014 address at Hong Kong University, Tim Keller channeled Augustine, C. S. Lewis, and J. R. R. Tolkien with reflections on hope and longing “from beyond the walls of this world” (Tolkien):
As you watch, join with many others in praying for Tim (who is now fighting pancreatic cancer), for those in Hong Kong, and for a renewal of hope around the world as we struggle against the pandemic.