New Hope for Never-Ending Seasons
/“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 3:22-23 ESV
I swept the brown needles from the dying Christmas tree into a tidy pile. The smell of fir still wafted through the air, but the discarded tree slumped on the woodpile outside my window, awaiting a bonfire.
As I cleaned, my cell phone chimed several times, alerting me to New Year’s greetings from friends and family. But instead of celebrating, a weight of despair hung heavy on my shoulders.
In all the newness, nothing had changed in my painful circumstances––not in that year, nor …
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