读耶利米哀歌不是件轻松的事。里面全是从谷底发出的绝望哭喊。作者悲叹神的子民在被掳期间所受的苦难，他们很多年都身陷不幸。
但在这卷书的中间，有一束微弱的光穿透黑暗，悲痛的作者抬起头来，宣告了在神的爱和怜悯中的盼望。我们见证了一个沮丧、苦毒的灵魂（20节）变成一个正直、果断的战士，拒绝被生活的困苦消灭的过程（22节）。
信心的战斗口号是：神最终会拯救祂的子民。
这段经文是我姑妈露丝最喜欢的，她在过去的45年里因为一种使人衰弱的疾病而越来越瘫痪。有几个月的时间，她因为气管狭窄而不能说话，她已经经历了30多次手术。在那些安静的日子里，她仍会对自己的心灵低语：“耶和华是我的份，因此，我要仰望他。”（24节）
露丝姑妈知道问题不会在一夜间消失，但她证明了神对她的怜悯每早晨都是新的。我们每天都能在大大小小的方面找到神的祝福，只要我们肯寻找。神的信实何等伟大！
主啊，我们常常允许黑暗笼罩白昼的光。求你每天使你慈爱的光照耀我们，好使我们看见你的诸多祝福。阿们。
耶利米哀歌 3:19-26
19耶和华啊，求你记念我如茵陈和苦胆的困苦窘迫！
20我心想念这些，就在里面忧闷。
21我想起这事，心里就有指望。
22我们不致消灭，是出于耶和华诸般的慈爱，是因他的怜悯不至断绝。
23每早晨这都是新的，你的诚实极其广大。
24我心里说：“耶和华是我的份，因此我要仰望他。”
25凡等候耶和华，心里寻求他的，耶和华必施恩给他。
26人仰望耶和华，静默等候他的救恩，这原是好的。
"Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning. . . ." — Lamentations 3:22-23
Lamentations is not lighthearted reading; it’s a collection of desperate cries from the bottom of a pit. The author laments the suffering of God’s people during their time of captivity, which left them trapped in misery for years.
But in the middle of the book, a glimmering light shines through the darkness, as the weeping writer lifts his head and proclaims hope in the God of love and compassion. We witness the progression from a downcast, bitter soul (verse 20) to an upright, resolute warrior refusing to be consumed by the troubles of life (verse 22).
The rallying cry of confidence is that God will ultimately save his people.
This passage is a favorite of my Aunt Ruth, who has become increasingly paralyzed over the past 45 years from a debilitating disease. For months at a time, she was unable to speak because of tracheal stenosis, and she has endured more than 30 surgeries. In those quiet seasons, she would still whisper to her soul, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him” (verse 24).
Aunt Ruth is one who knows that problems don’t disappear overnight, yet she testifies that God’s mercies to her are new every morning. We too can find God’s blessings in big and small ways each day if we make a point of looking for them. Great is God’s faithfulness.
Lord, we often allow the darkness of night to overshadow our daytime. Shine the light of your love on us each day so that we can see your blessings. Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
