One of the most stirring sections of the book takes place following the martyrdom of Christian’s friend Faithful. Following the death of his close friend, Christian did not have to travel alone. One by the name of Hopeful came to his side and accompanied him all the way to the Celestial City. Listen to Bunyan as he describes the birth of this new friendship,
Now I saw in my dream that Christian went not forth alone; for there was one whose name was Hopeful (being so named by the beholding of Christian and Faithful in their words and behavior, in their sufferings at the fair), who joined himself unto him, and, entering into a brotherly covenant, told him that he would be his companion. Thus one died to bear testimony of the truth; and another rises out of the ashes to be a companion with Christian in his pilgrimage.
If you are on that same road to the Celestial City, do not forget about your good friend Hopeful. Do not forget that you serve “the God of hope who will fill you with all joy and peace in believing so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13).
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