Psalm 9:18 (NIV) But the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted ever perish.
Galatians 5:5 (NIV) But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope.
Romans 15:13 (NIV) May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Psalm 31:24 (NIV) Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.
Behind the cloud the starlight lurks.
Through showers the sunbeams fall;
For God, who loveth all his works
Has left his hope with all! John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)