As we look back on the past three years since the pandemic started, we can witness the growing sense of strain and anxiety that has settled onto the world, leaving many to dive deeper into their own vices and fears, causing some to ask, “Where is God in all of this?”
In Lamentations 3, we see God’s people under similar strain, enduring the brutal captivity of the Babylonians. The author says in verse 19, “Remember my affliction and my wanderings,” a statement almost all of us could echo as we look inward at our own sin and sorrow. Not two verses later, however, we see the answer we’ve been looking for: “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.”
