Hope is a deep human longing that transforms wishing and wanting into confident expectation. June 2026 (7-minute read) Keywords: faith, hope, love, prayer You’ve heard the saying, “There are no atheists in foxholes.” It expresses a common belief that a life-threatening situation triggers an innate human response. Iwo Jima Phone Booth, Public domain, WikiMedia Commons. People abandon any rational skepticism and appeal to a power greater than themselves—in monotheistic religio