We have all been through difficult times, but probably none so devastating as the writer of Lamentations. He mourns for Jerusalem and Judea as it lays in ruin by the raid and destruction of Babylon. His homeland has been pillaged and destroyed, its people are living in exile. He writes:
And yet, this can't hold him down:
We are offered that same hope, by a God who loves us deeply, and who is always faithful! Based on Lamentations 3:18-33, from Eugene Peterson's "The Message." Click here to listen to the message, and access related resources |