Laughing at the Days to Come: Facing Present Trials and Future Uncertainties with Gospel Hope

Tessa Thompson was fifteen years old when she was diagnosed with a rare neurological disease that took away her hearing and would eventually cause chronic pain and other health complications. Faced with a future of uncertainty, she encountered Proverbs 31:25: "Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come." The godly woman of Proverbs 31 had something Tessa lacked-a vision for life that allowed her to laugh at the future. Tessa recognized she needed this laughter...