10/16/2026
Day 15 of
When is the last time you quoted along the lines of "His mercies are new every morning"?
"The steadfast love [hesed] of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 'The LORD is my portion,' says my soul, 'therefore I will hope in him.' The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him." Lamentations 3:22-25 ESV.
I (Stephanie) love this passage, and I think it is true even when we're reading it out of context on our Hobby Lobby* decor. But wow, don't skip the lead up.
"I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of his wrath; he has driven and brought me into darkness without any light; surely against me he turns his hand again and again the whole day long. ... He has made my teeth grind on gravel, and made me cower in ashes; my soul is bereft of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is; so I say, 'My endurance has perished; so has my hope from the LORD.'" 3:1-3, 15-18.
Out of this place of deep pain and despair he says BUT, "But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope" (3:21). Finding hope in God's hesed and "new mercies" isn't even the conclusion of this journey from pitch darkness and pain to hope and light. This chapter continues. It's so good. Take the journey. Wrestle with God through it. And take hope.
"'I called on your name, O LORD, and from the depths of the pit; you heard my plea, "Do not close your ear to my cry for help!" You came near when I called on you; you said, "Do not fear!" You have taken up my cause, O LORD; you have redeemed my life.'" 3:55-57
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*I don't actually know if it's on Hobby Lobby decor... but it's definitely a verse that's risen to the level of "Live. Laugh. Love."
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Picture Credit: Grateful for home and a blustery day. 💛🙏