Hope is felt particularly intensely in times of crisis, both in the life of each individual and in societies. When some hopes turn out to be mere illusions, this allows hope to cleanse and mature, to aim deeper, and to realign itself. Crisis is also a cradle of hope. Hope then becomes like a crack through which the future casts a beam of its light into the present. In this book, Tomás Halík honors various forms of human hope and reveals what may be hidden within them, for example, when existential questions arise in everyday experiences or when the longing for the Absolute becomes palpable. Translated from Czech by Dr. Markéta Barth with the collaboration of Benedikt Barth.