hopes and spends her time, is best deserving of the Church’s help.” The word “desolate” is from monos (μονος), “alone.” The perfect tense participle of monoō (μονοω), “to leave alone,” is used, emphasizing a lone condition. The word “trusteth” is ēlpike (ἠλπικε), the perfect tense of elpizō (ἐλπιζω), “to hope.” This tense speaks of a past completed process having present results, sometimes, permanent ones. It speaks here of a widow who has as a habit of life set her hope upon God with the result