In the midst (5/17/2020)

Today we are asked to meditate on a verse that is from the middle poem of the lament over the destruction of Jerusalem.  The lament reaches such a level of despair in this chapter that for the first 17 verses the author does not speak the name the Lord before concluding:

Lamentations 3:18

so I say, “My endurance has perished;

    so has my hope from the Lord.”

Then in the midst of this, at this depth, the author remembers that that is not true.  That, in fact, the opposite is true and we read:

Lamentations 3:22-23

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;

    his mercies never come to an end;

they are new every morning;

    great is your faithfulness.

Now imagine that new morning having reached the shore with Jesus.  Pray for Keven as he brings that to us.

Also pray for a great leader of the faith, that may be about to reach that shore -- Ravi Zacharias.