Emphasis Preaching Journal

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.