Hope Restored Through Remembrance

He has broken my teeth on gravel,
Has ground me into the dust.
My life was bereft of peace,
I forgot what happiness was.
I thought my strength and hope
Had perished before the LORD.

To recall my distress and my misery
Was wormwood and poison;
Whenever I thought of them,
I was bowed low.
But this do I call to mind,
Therefore I have hope:

The kindness of the LORD has not ended,
His mercies are not spent.
They are renewed every morning -- Ample is Your grace!
"The LORD is my portion," I say with full heart;
Therefore will I hope in Him.
The LORD is good to those who trust in Him,
To the one who seeks Him;
It is good to wait patiently
Till rescue comes from the LORD.

- Lamentations 3.16-26