Over My Head
“My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me. But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
Lamentations 3:20-23
Reading an old Peanuts comic strip the other day, I found something very relevant for the situation we are in today.
Linus: “Have you ever been in a situation where you felt you were in over your head?
Charlie Brown: “That’s happened to me a lot lately… As soon as I get up in the morning, I feel I’m in over my head!”
Anxiety over the increased number of Covid cases, vaccine mandates, mask requirements… So many concerns…
Coming into the office this morning, I discovered that a co-worker had been crying.
“I feel so stressed… I just want this thing to be over.”
I’m in agreement with her sentiments…. My prayer every day is for the Lord to remove the Covid virus, for healing for folks that have it and that people would draw close to the Lord.
Jeremiah was distressed about the situation in Israel. Many had been killed or died from famine. Others were taken into captivity in Babylon. The temple had been destroyed, and the walls of Jerusalem had been torn down.
In the midst of his distress, he remembered the faithfulness of God.
“My soul continually remembers it and is bowed down within me. But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
Lamentations 3:20-23
God is faithful… Because of this, I have hope that in His unending mercy and love, He will hear our prayers for relief. God will answer in His time and way.
Peace.
