Early in the year 2007...
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Early in the year 2007, as I write this, I wonder if this can be a year of hope. In a world
torn by war, maybe there is at least one string left to sound a note of hope. A British artist
by the name of George Frederic Watts, in 1885, painted a picture titled Hope. It
shows a lovely young lady seated on a small globe clutching a lute that has all broken
strings except for one. She is blindfolded, but is touching that one string. Her head is
bowed toward the string to catch any note. Therein is hope, that out of the darkness there
is triumph over the world's sin, and there can be a note in harmony with the goodness of
God that can touch and transform human life.
This profound painting catches some of the notes that Paul catches when he says: "That you may know what is the hope to which he has called you ... and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power in us who believe, according to the working of his great might which he accomplished in Christ" (Ephesians 1:18-20 RSV).
This profound painting catches some of the notes that Paul catches when he says: "That you may know what is the hope to which he has called you ... and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power in us who believe, according to the working of his great might which he accomplished in Christ" (Ephesians 1:18-20 RSV).
