--- title: Is Yours Holy Hope, or Worldly? description: "As we enter the season of hope, Lilia Grundy explores the difference between worldy and heavenly hope: which one are we pursuing this Advent?" image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/20211210%20LGrundy%201.png --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/is-yours-holy-hope-or-worldly#) [FAITH](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/faith) # Is Yours Holy Hope, or Worldly? Dec 10, 2021 11:30:00 AM  |  by [Lilia Grundy](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/lilia-grundy) ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/20211210%20LGrundy%201.png) *As we enter the season of hope, Lilia Grundy explores the difference between worldy and heavenly hope – which one are we pursuing this Advent?* I was asked to serve as a panelist for a young professionals meeting and I was thrilled. I love speaking and mentoring. I am comfortable giving speeches in front of large groups. I have been doing this my entire career. The topic is then provided to me – the president of the chapter informs me that the discussion will be centered on the virtue of hope. Yikes, I think. How do I tackle hope? The voice running in my head said I should sit this one out, “You’re a marketing gal. Stick to business and communications,” that voice said. But the funny thing was that just before being asked to speak at this meeting, I had made a promise to God that I would say “yes” to all things related to Him and the Church. OK, I think, now I must buckle down. And I do – I accept the request and begin to tackle this amazing virtue of hope. As I’m second guessing my decision, I receive *hopeful* direction from the Holy Spirit. Out of nowhere it seems, I spot a book sitting in my library – it’s entitled [*Beautiful Hope,*](https://www.dynamiccatholic.com/beautiful-hope/BHOP-53-HC-ENG.html) distributed by Dynamic Catholic. It is a collection of reflections on hope by various Catholic leaders. The book was sent to us as a gift from our new parish. I had not yet read it and I could sense this was a sign telling me it was time. As I begin to read through the inspiring stories, I begin to reflect on my own challenges of my past. The theme of which I would share with others was beginning to take form. As I rewound the chapters of my young adult life, I began to notice a pattern. My hopefulness for the majority of my career had been focused on: promotions, advancement, hard-work ethic, increased salary, and the like. And while all of these aspirations were fine – they were *wordly* hopes. Hopes that would last for a moment, but not bring true, everlasting joy. I notice that I had not been centered on Heavenly Hope – the theological version of hope that hopes for the Divine union and thus … eternal happiness. But when I faced life-changing events at the height of my career – the end of an engagement, loss of employment, required surgery (all at once), all of my wordly hopes came crashing down. It was at that point that I had to make the decision: do I continue pursuing the hopes that would only surely continue to fail? Or do I take the leap of faith and hold on for something better?   ![ocean buoy in a storm](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/20211210%20LGrundy%204.png?width=1080&name=20211210%20LGrundy%204.png)   The image of me swimming in the middle of the ocean came to mind – I was struggling and was alone. I could let go of the life-saving buoy that Christ had always been extending to me. After all, I was distraught, angry and tired – so it would totally make sense to let go. Or, my soul whispered, I could keeping holding on and wait for something even better. I decided to hold on. I decided to hold on for what I did not know at that point was *heavenly* hope. And while things didn’t magically rearrange themselves right away, I now see that by holding on to that invisible rope and buoy, I was saved.   > [Click to tweet: > I decided to hold on for what I did not know at that point was heavenly hope. #catholicmom](https://ctt.ac/G6XmO) I shared this image with the young adults that evening during our discussion on hope. I suggested they ponder on whether their hope was based on worldly hope or heavenly hope. Even if it didn’t seem to make sense in the present, I encouraged them to keep holding on to that rope, that buoy, and right when they would least expect, they would be on their way to reaching for heavenly hope.   ![life preserver along the shoreline](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/20211210%20LGrundy%202.png?width=1080&name=20211210%20LGrundy%202.png)   --- Copyright 2021 Lilia Grundy Images: Canva Pro ### Share this article [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Fis-yours-holy-hope-or-worldly%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Fis-yours-holy-hope-or-worldly%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Fis-yours-holy-hope-or-worldly%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Is%20Yours%20Holy%20Hope%2C%20or%20Worldly%3F) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Fis-yours-holy-hope-or-worldly%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2Fis-yours-holy-hope-or-worldly%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** #### About the Author ![Lilia Grundy](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Lilia%20Grundy-2026.png) ### [Lilia Grundy](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/lilia-grundy) Lilia Grundy is University of Portland’s School of Business Director of Corporate Partnerships with over 25 years of corporate experience (including Kraft Foods, NBC Television, and Telemundo). Lilia launched [Catholic Women Professionals](https://www.catholicwomenprofessionals.com/) to inspire other working women to grow their faith. She is married to her high school sweetie Rob. 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