hope .

so i say, “my splendor is gone & all that i had hoped from the Lord.” i remember my affliction & my wandering, the bitterness & the gall. i well remember them, & my soul is downcast within me. (niv)

** yet i still dare to hope when i remember this : the faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning. i say to myself, “the Lord is my inheritance; therefore, i will hope in Him!” ** (nlt)

lamentations 3 : 18-24 .