For Christians, Easter is not just a day; it is a season, and, indeed, a way of life. This week is Easter: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and so on. Likewise, hope, the message of Easter, is not a feeling but a decision -- a choice we make day after day. Hope isn't easy, but the decision to hope keeps the world going.

Now we have a choice to make -- a decision whether to pursue a tough diplomatic process for peace to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. The United States and Iran -- along with the UK, Germany, France, Russia, and China -- now have the beginning framework of a deal that could accomplish just that. But we would have to give it a chance. Much has to be worked out by the June 30 deadline, and it won't be easy.

Should we give this hope for peace a chance? I believe Christians should answer yes. Here's why.