Posts Tagged 'Expectation'

Hope vs Expectation

In two different meetings I was in recently the conversation came up regarding the difference between hope and expectation.  In preparing for the First Sunday of Advent, where the theme is “hope”, it seemed like a natural topic to discuss.  I took the time to look up the definition of each word and this is what I found.  Expectation: a strong belief that something will happen or a belief that someone will or should achieve something.  Hope: to ...