What makes Christian hope different?

I don't know your specific reason for why you need hope. But I do know hope is directly related to living in this broken world. Hope is something that you cling to when you can't have what you are waiting for. So, while you wait, you need some hope. And … you need some resurrection. That’s where hope is found. What's fascinating about Christian hope is that it's not rooted in something in the future. It's rooted in something that has already happened in the past. Our hope is in an event that’s already happened. The resurrection of Jesus is the catalyst. The resurrection changes things here and now. We don't sing "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" in the same kind of way, because He's here. He showed up. It's already done. And when He left, He left us the Holy Spirit so we wouldn't be alone. God is with us right now.