No Need To Dwell There

 

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

And You say to us,

          Remember Me.

Steadfast love,

endless mercy,

great faithfulness,

     and abiding hope.

We are surrounded by

   struggles and hard stuff

   and grief.

But God never intended 

   for us to dwell there.

Overriding it all

   is the Lord's presence.

We can trust Him through it.

These verses are firmly planted

  exactly in the middle of 

  the book of Lamentations.

A lament need not be

 just expressing sorrow,

but triggering a form of prayer,

acknowledging our need

               for Him.

O LORD,

We need You. Oh, we need You,

   in countless ways everyday.

Remind us that we 

   need not go it alone.

We can trust You

      all the way through.

Provide for us Your strength.

Hold us tight.

       Tie us to Your mast.

And may we be singing

    not a dirge,

but the song of Your faithfulness

       on endless repeat.