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Remember my affliction and my wanderings,<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>the wormwood and the gall!<\/span><\/span>
\n20\u00a0<\/sup>My soul continually remembers it<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>and is bowed down within me.<\/span><\/span>
\n21\u00a0<\/sup>But this I call to mind,<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>and therefore I have hope:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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22\u00a0<\/sup>The steadfast love of the Lord<\/span> never ceases;[b<\/a>]<\/sup><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>his mercies never come to an end;<\/span><\/span>
\n23\u00a0<\/sup>they are new every morning;<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>great is your faithfulness.<\/span><\/span>
\n24\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cThe Lord<\/span> is my portion,\u201d says my soul,<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u201ctherefore I will hope in him.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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25\u00a0<\/sup>The Lord<\/span> is good to those who wait for him,<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>to the soul who seeks him.<\/span><\/span>
\n26\u00a0<\/sup>It is good that one should wait quietly<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>for the salvation of the Lord<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>
\n27\u00a0<\/sup>It is good for a man that he bear<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>the yoke in his youth.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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28\u00a0<\/sup>Let him sit alone in silence<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>when it is laid on him;<\/span><\/span>
\n29\u00a0<\/sup>let him put his mouth in the dust\u2014<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>there may yet be hope.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

~Lamentations 3:19-29 (ESV)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Remember my affliction and my wanderings, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the wormwood and the gall! 20\u00a0My soul continually remembers it \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and is bowed down within me. 21\u00a0But this I call to mind, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and therefore I have hope: 22\u00a0The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;[b] \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0his mercies never come to an end; 23\u00a0they are new every morning; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0great is…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[8],"tags":[53,137,157,194,222,696,284,413],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3jKZO-OM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4700,"url":"http:\/\/davidcprice.com\/4700-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":3148,"position":0},"title":"Hope in the Hurt","date":"March 18, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Saddened to read of the fear this recent act of hate in Atlanta has created in the Asian-American community and the added struggle the pandemic has caused over the last year. 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