*I Remember*
But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:21-23)
Father,
Apart from you I would have no hope. My life would be bleak, my future hopeless, and every day drudgery. Gloom and despair would encompass me. This world is too sinful, too broken, too unsatisfying to give me any true, lasting hope. But in the midst of all the wreckage and carnage of this world, I can have real, solid, lasting hope. In the midst of death and destruction, I can have true joy.
I am filled with hope by calling to mind your character and your promises. Lord, you are full of steadfast love toward me. So often I feel jerked about by the circumstances of life. Some days I’m riding high with joy, others days I’m laid low with sorrow. In the midst of it all, your steadfast love toward me never ceases. The quality and quantity of your love toward me never changes. The intensity of your love never wavers. You still love me with same intensity today as you did on the day you saved me. Help me to call these truths to mind on a daily basis. Your steadfast love is my anchor in stormy seas. Your faithfulness is my solid rock amidst the storm.
I will never come to the end of your mercies. You are an ever-‐flowing spring of mercy, ready to refresh me at a moment’s notice. When I awake in the morning, you have new mercies specially prepared for the coming day. These mercies are especially tailored for that day’s trials and triumphs. When these mercies are used up, new ones await me.
Great is your faithfulness, O Lord. You are not sort of faithful. You are not mostly faithful. You are infinitely, always faithful to me. I cannot escape your faithfulness, nor would I ever do want to. Your faithfulness goes ahead of me, guarding my steps. Your faithfulness goes behind, catching my foot when it slips. I am always hemmed in by your wonderful faithfulness.