taken from lamentations


"I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss.
Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this...

"The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. I say to myself, "The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!"

The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him. So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord. And it is good for people to submit at an early age to the yoke of his discipline. Let them sit alone in silence beneath the Lord's demands. Let them lie face down in the dust for there may be hope at last. Let them turn the other cheek to those who strike them and accept the insults of their enemies.

For NO ONE is abandoned by the Lord forever. Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love. For he does not enjoy hurting people or causing them sorrow...

Let us test and examine our ways.
Let us turn back to the Lord."

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We should dare to hope in God always, no matter what happens, no matter what we did, no matter what we could have done instead... dare to hope in God.