exile [Hope].

[a Christian is essentially an exile in this world in which he has no lasting city. the very presence of the Holy Spirit in his heart makes him discontent with worldly and material values. he cannot place his trust in the things of this life. his treasure is somewhere else, and where his treasure is, his heart is also... we are saved by hope for that which we do not see and wait for it with patience. the Holy Spirit is the One who fills our heart with patience... the trials that seem to defy our hope and ruin the very foundations of all patience are meant, by the Spirit of God, to make our hope more and more perfect, basing it entirely in God, removing every visible support that can be found in this world.] - TM