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Lamentations JUNE 8 Reading 159 CRIES OF DESPAIR Lamentations 1–5 “See, O Lord, how distressed I am! I am in torment within, and in my heart I am disturbed, for I have been most rebellious” (Lam. 1:20).A sense of despair over some great loss is no stranger to any human being. Yet reflection on ourContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Lamentations INTRODUCTION Five somber “dirge” or “funeral” poems express grief over the loss of the Jewish homeland and the destruction of Jerusalem. These poems, meditating on the tragedy and its causes, reflect a long literary tradition in the Middle East. They were clearly written by an eyewitness to Jerusalem’s fall. Tradition identifies Jeremiah as theContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

April 12THERE IS A FOUNTAINWilliam Cowper, 1731–1800But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. (Ephesians 2:13)William Cowper is viewed by some as one of the finest of all English writers. But Cowper’s emotional life was one of great turmoil. At an early ageContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”