The Old Testament described God as “the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob.” Paul now modifies this definition by saying, “the God of our Lord Jesus Christ.” He is the personal God, recognized through his relationship with Jesus, his Son, the Christ, the mediator of the New Covenant. With a more profound knowledge of God, Paul prays that Christians might obtain a fuller and livelier hope because God and hope are inseparable. St. Pius X expands on this, “Hope is a supernatural virtue, infused by God into our soul, by which we desire and expect eternal life, promised by God to his servants, and the means necessary to obtain it.” This same power is at work in every Christian through God’s gift of hope. Hope’s foundation is God’s love and power, manifested in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Through all things and in all things, God is always with us.