As far as I can tell, these are the only options, and only the first one can inspire hope.
If God is weak, or if God is not good, or if God does not exist at all, then how can there be hope?
Some might say ‘what of it, so there’s no hope, suck it up and do the best you can!’
And some may succeed at this, but most of us find this deflating, demoralizing.
Why bother trying, why bother caring, why bother helping others, why bother pursuing a better world?
People all through history have sensed that there is hope, and that there is a God out there.
Not just any God, but a powerful God, and a good God.
Life is not hopeless, and my circumstances are not random or meaningless.
God is not the cause of evil, but neither is He a victim to it!
God is great, and God is good, and therefore we have “strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow!”
What about you, what do you choose to believe?