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PROGRESS PART 4 painting the FINDING PEACE series

Second painting ­– FINDING PEACE: HOPE, 8” x 8”, oil & cwm, wood cradle



7 WEEKS till ART WALK LUFKIN
in downtown Lufkin on January 28

When I feel isolated, I count on hope. This divine mystery will present a solution if I am open to looking. There I can find peace.
Hope is everything.Hope is believing in tomorrow.
Hope, is trusting for something good in the future.
Hope is trusting in Him.
“If we want to hope for something, maybe we could hope in our heart that peace will come in our life.”—Prem Rawat
What does HOPE mean to you?
More FINDING PEACE series progress reports coming...
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