FROM THE ARCHIVES - Laments

The Holy Pause · Jul 8, 2026 · 4m

Listen:

Lamentations 3:21-23

The memory of my suffering and homelessness is bitterness and poison.

I can’t help but remember and am depressed.

I call all this to mind—therefore, I will wait.

Certainly the faithful love of the Lord hasn’t ended; certainly God’s compassion isn’t through!

They are renewed every morning. Great is your faithfulness.

I think: The Lord is my portion! Therefore, I’ll wait for him.

Consider:

Lamentations is not one of the most popular books in the Bible. In fact, I don’t have any resources or books on my shelves about the book of Lamentations. I had to borrow one from…