Lenize PattonJul 16, 2020Expectant HopeHope fills the afflicted soul with such inward joy and consolation that it can laugh while tears are in the eyes, sigh and sing all in a...
Lenize PattonJul 3, 2020The Light of HopeHope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in...
Lenize PattonJul 1, 2020What Is Hope?Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all Emily Dickenson The...
Lenize PattonJun 23, 2020Hope in the LordLet the Lord, Your God, be your hope--seek nothing else from Him but let Him Himself be your hope. St. Augustine Those who hope in the...
Lenize PattonJun 18, 2020Understanding God's WillC.S. Lewis, “To walk out of His will is to walk into nowhere.” Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise making the...
Lenize PattonJun 15, 2020Strengthening FaithIf we desire our faith to be strengthened, we should not shrink from opportunities where our faith may be tried. George Miller "I tell...
Lenize PattonJun 13, 2020Follow God's WillThere are no "ifs" in God's world. And no places that are safer than other places. The center of His will is our only safety--let us pray...