21 I call all this to mind—therefore, I will wait.
22 Certainly the faithful love of the Lord hasn’t ended; certainly God’s compassion isn’t through!
23 They are renewed every morning. Great is your faithfulness.
24 I think: The Lord is my portion! Therefore, I’ll wait for him.
25 The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to the person who seeks him.
26 It’s good to wait in silence for the Lord’s deliverance.
Reflection
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” No one is quite sure who said it first—it’s often credited to Churchill, but there’s no record of him ever saying it. Still, the wisdom stands. Giving up is easy. Persevering—especially when life feels heavy—is hard.
When our dreams collapse or when we find ourselves mired in difficulty that refuses to end, the first thing that begins to waver is often our sense of God’s goodness. We get angry. We feel abandoned. We wonder whether faithfulness is worth the effort when blessings feel scarce and challenges keep multiplying.
Lamentations was written in just such a moment – after Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians, when it seemed like everything familiar and beloved had been torn away. It is a book where grief and hope exist side by side. What emerges is not a naïve optimism, but a faith honest enough to name the depth of pain while also pointing us toward a path forward.
That path begins with remembering. One bad day, one heartbreak, one season of disappointment does not signal that God has turned away. The writer of Lamentations clings to this truth: God’s compassion doesn’t run out in the dark. It is renewed every morning—because God is faithful even when we are exhausted, uncertain, or afraid.
“Everything will look better in the morning” isn’t just something our parents told us to quiet our worries. It’s scriptural. It’s a promise rooted in God’s character.
This is the truth that steadies us when despair closes in. This is the truth that helps us keep walking, even when we cannot yet see the dawn. And this is the truth that sustains us until morning light breaks over our lives once again.
by Joe Monahan
For Pondering and Prayer
Are you in a season where you’re doubting God’s goodness? It can help to return to some of the biggest and most life-changing blessings you’ve ever experienced. Recount them. Give thanks for them. Cherish them. Trust that God’s gifts to you have not run out for you.
Prayer: Great and gracious God, when the night feels unending and our burdens feel beyond our ability to carry, remind us of your compassion that is new every morning. Give us the courage to keep walking forward, even when the way ahead is unclear. Hold us close in our doubt, strengthen us in our weariness, and renew our hope when we feel overwhelmed. Teach us to trust that your faithfulness does not fail and that we will see your dawn once more. Amen.
