Hope is found when we repent of our sins and realize we love a God who forgives. Repentance means acknowledging our own sin and our need for God to intervene. It happens when we stare in the face of sin and do any about-face. King David sings in Psalm 32, "happy are those whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sin is covered." The way we get forgiven is to repent. The way we find hope is to repent.