PrayerBits
A bite sized devotional program
produced by the West Side Presbyterian Church
Tuesday
Scripture lesson: Lamentations 3:24-33 How to respond to a disaster
Time to reflect: The 5 poems of Lamentations are sad responses to the destruction of Judah, Jerusalem and the Temple. It was the worst of all possible disasters to the Jews. Yet, while bemoaning their fate and cry out to God one of the poets was able to express the hope and confidence of this passage.
Moving through the day: Contemplate how your respond to sorrow, pain, disappointment, or even a personal disaster. Would you naturally be able to pray a prayer such as these verses?
Lamentations 3:24-33
24‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul,
‘therefore I will hope in him.’
25The Lord is good to those who wait for him,
to the soul that seeks him.
26It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
27It is good for one to bear
the yoke in youth,
28to sit alone in silence
when the Lord has imposed it,
29to put one’s mouth to the dust
(there may yet be hope),
30to give one’s cheek to the smiter,
and be filled with insults.
31For the Lord will not
reject for ever.
32Although he causes grief, he will have compassion
according to the abundance of his steadfast love;
33for he does not willingly afflict
or grieve anyone.
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