New Every Morning
An old promise for a reader who woke tired.
The book of Lamentations is a poem of grief. It was written after the fall of Jerusalem, when the city lay in ruins and the people had lost almost everything. In the middle of that ruin, the writer turns and says something unexpected.
"Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness" (Lamentations 3:22-23).
Notice where the words come from. Not from a good year. Not from safety. They come from the lowest point, and they still hold.
Compassion here means mercy that acts, not merely feeling. The claim is not that the pain is small. The claim is that the mercy is fresh each day, arriving before we ask, replenished while we slept.
If today already feels heavy, take the verse plainly. You do not have to store up enough strength for the week. You need enough for today. Tomorrow will bring its own supply.
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