I ran out of time today to write the post I've been composing in my head this week; I'll try to get to it this weekend. But in the interest of not completely neglecting my posting duties on this fine Friday, I'll share what I recently found out is my Mother's favorite scripture (and it's a whopper)...
"I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord's great mercies 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 3:19 – 26}
This is in the list of my top five verses that I love. My favorite old hymn is "Great is Thy Faithfulness," which appears to have been inpired by this scripture passage.
ReplyDeleteI have carried around the section "The Lord is my portion ..." but hadn't read it in context for awhile ...
ReplyDeletenow I have even more reason to love the words.
Thank you and thanks to your mom.
Krina