Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:

Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him."

The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

(Lamentations 3:21-26)

Lamentations as the name suggests, is a book about pain and hardship. In a situation of exile, God's people are seeking for him in the midst of very real trouble. The book is largely full of sorrow and anguish but this is a moment of real hope. The source of hope here, despite circumstances is found in the faithfulness of God. The Lord is seen as relentlessly loving, full of compassion and goodness. This is what the writer is wanting to remind people of- the faithfulness of God. So a suffering people are called to wait on the Lord, quietly seek him and put there hope in him. I don't know what's going on in your world this morning but I want to encourage you to put your hope in God- he is faithful- wait quietly for him and look for the saving grace he can bring.

Grace and peace from Marcus